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THE  MOST  COMPLETE  GUIDE  TO  WASHINGTON  AND  VICINITY. — A 
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— SALARIES  OF  OFFICERS,  CITIL  AND  MILITARY. — INTERESTING 
AND  VALUABLE  STATISTICS,  COMPILED  PROM  LAST  CENSUS  RE- 
PORT.— POPULATION  OF  STATES  AND  TERRITORIES.— POPULATION 
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WASHINGTON  TO  PRINCIPAL  CITIES. — AND  MUCH  OTHER  USEFUL 
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WASHINGTON,  D.  C. : 
PUBLISHED  BY   WILLIAM  F.  RICHSTEIN, 

AT    THE    NATIONAL    BOOK    STORK,    278    PENNSYLVANIA   AVENUE, 
BITWBEN     llTH     AND     12TH     8TRKETS. 

1864. 


ENTERED,  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1868,  by 
WILLIAM  F.  BICHSTEIN, 

In  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court  of  the  United  States  for  th« 
District  of  Columbia. 


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THE  design  of  this  work  is  not  only  to  fur- 
nish the  immense  number  of  strangers  and  visi- 
tors who  annually  visit  the  National  Capitol 
with  a  complete  guide  to  all  places  of  interest 
in  and  about  Washington,  but  at  the  same  time 
contains  a  vast  amount  of  matter,  useful  and 
valuable,  that  recommends  it  to  the  citizen  as 
well  as  to  the  stranger.  A  glance  at  the  Table 
of  Contents  will  say  more  in  its  favor  than  can 
be  said  by  the  recommendation  of  the 

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CONTENTS. 


PART  FIRST— GUIDE-BOOK. 

PREPARKD      EXPRESSLY      FOB      THIS      WOBE. 


PAOB 

Washington  City,           ..... 

.      7 

Capitol  and  Grounds,          .          ,          .           .           . 

•&.  •'--.*» 

President's  House  and  Grounds,        .           . 

.    22 

Treasury  Department,        .           .           .           .           . 

.          * 

Patent  Office,      ...... 

.    26 

Post  Office  Department,     .    •       .           .           . 

-.     •'* 

Smithsonian  Institute,  ..... 

.    28 

State  Department,   .           .          '.          .          . 

i.ti*    M> 

War  Department,          ..... 

.    31 

Navy  Department,  .           .          .           . 

32 

.    32 

Arsenal,         .           .           .           .           .           .           . 

.         84 

Columbian  Armory,       .           .           .           .           . 

.    34 

City  Hall,        

36 

Soldiers'  Home,  ...... 

.    3G 

38 

Insane  A*\  ium,  ...... 

.    38 

Congressional  Cemetery,    .           .           .           .           . 

38 

Mount  Vernon,   ...... 

.    89 

PART  SECOND. 

A  TABLE  SHOWING  TUB  ANNUAL  COMPENSATION  OF  THE  PRINCI- 
PAL OFFICERS  AND  EMPLOYES  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES  GOY- 
EBNMEST. 

President,  Vice-President,  and  Secretaries,  .  .  .41 

State  Department  —  Officers  and  Employes,    ...          41 


CONTENTS.  O 

PAGE 

Treasury  Department — Officers  and  Employes,    .  .           .41 

United  States  Mints,            "         "  "...          42 

War  Department,                 "         "  "            ,                         42 

Navy  Department,                "          "  "       .            .           .          43 

Department  of  Interior,        "         "  "            ...    44 

General  Land  Office,             "          "  "...          44 

Patent  Office,                        "         "  "            ,           ,           .    44 

Indian  Office,                          "          "  «...          44 

Pension  Office,                      «         «  «<            ...    44 

Census  Bureau,                      "          "  "       .           .           .44 

Public  Buildings,                   "          "  "             ...    44 

Police  Commissioners,         "         "  "                  .           .          44 

Penitentiary,                           "          "  "             ...    45 

Hospital  for  Insane,              "          "  "...          45 

Attorney-General,                 "         "  "            ...    45 

Judiciary,                              "         "  "...          45 

Senators,                                  "          "  "...    45 

Representatives,                   "         "  "       .           .           .         46 

Popular  Representation,          .           .  .           .           .           .46 

Governors  of  the  States  and  Territories,  ...          46 

Rank  and  Puy  United  States  Army,  .  .           .           .           .48 

Rank  and  Pay  United  States  Navy,  ....          53 

Rank  and  Pay  Marine  Corps, .           .  .           .           .           .67 

Population  of  States  and  Territories,  ....          58 

Population  of  Cities  and  Towns,        .  .           .           .           .60 

PART   THIRD. 

Valuable  and  Interesting  Statistics  from  late  Census  Report,  .    65 

Distances  from  Washington  to  Principal  Cities,          .           .  68 

Rates  of  Domestic  Postage,      .           .           .           .           .  .68 

Stamp  Duties,           .......  70 

Moneys,  Weights,  and  Measures  of  the  United  States,     .  .    76 

PART  FOURTH. 

Location  of  Churches,  .  .  ....    82 

Public  Buildings, 85 

Resident  Ministers,        .  .  .  .  .  .  .87 

Banks  and  Banking  Houses,         .  .  .  »  .          88 

Gas  Office, 89 

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Metropolitan  Polico  Office,  .  ....          89 

Asylum*,  ........  .89 

Insurance  Offices,     .  .  .  .  .''.'".          89 

Societies,  .  .  .  .  .  .  •„'  ' "  .89 

Telegraph  Offices,    .....  .90 

Newspaper  Offices,        .  .  .  ,     '  '    .  .90 

Places  of  Amusement,        ......          90 

Hotels 91 

A  Family  Laundry  Book  for  One  Year, .  .  .    '"      .         92 

PAKT  FIFTH. 

A  Family  Lanndry  Book  for  One  Year,  .  .       ..  .          9-j 

Memorandum  Book,      .......  106 

Advertisement*. 


PART  FIRST. 

A  COMPLETE  GUIDE  TO  WASHINGTON  CITY, 

ITS 

PUBLIC  BUILDINGS,  PRIVATE  RESIDENCES, 

ETC.,    ETC.,   ETC. 

MATTERS    OF  INTEREST  TO    THE    STRANGER  AND 
VISITOR. 

PBEPABED    EXPRESSLY   FOB   TIII3   WOEK. 


WASHINGTON  CITY. 

THE  Capital  of  the  United  States  very  properly 
bears  the  name  of  the  greatest  and  best  of  the  found- 
ers of  the  American  Republic.  Prior  to  1790,  the 
ground  now  covered  by  magnificent  public  and  pri- 
vate buildings ;  the  homes  of  wealth,  luxury  and  refine- 
ment ;  and  known  as  the  City  of  Washington,  was 
simply  a  part  of  a  Maryland  plantation,  and  not  wholly 
cultivated.  In  1790,  Congress — at  the  solicitation  of 
President  Washington — passed  an  act  creating  the  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia,  a  territory  embracing  100  square 
miles,  and  situated  on  botli  banks  of  the  Potomac,  oc- 
cupying parts  of  Maryland  and  Virginia.  The  Vir- 
ginia portion  included  the  city  of  Alexandria,  and  the 
District  so  remained  until  the  year  1846,  when  the 
Virginia  portion  was  ceded  back  to  that  State,  and 


8  THE  STRANGER'S  GUIDE-BOOK 

the  District  now  therefore  embraces  but  about  sixty- 
five  square  miles.  The  corner  stone  of  the  District 
was  laid  at  Jones'  Point,  near  Alexandria,  on  April 
15,  1791,  with  the  most  imposing  Masonic  ceremo- 
nies, and  it  speedily  rose  to  importance,  embracing  as 
it  did,  the  three  cities  of  Washington,  Georgetown, 
and  Alexandria.  By  a  provision  of  the  act  creating 
the  District,  the  Capital  was  not  to  be  removed  to  the 
new  situation  until  the  year  1800 ;  but  a  good  portion 
of  the  intervening  time  was  employed  by  General 
"Washington  in  directing  the  execution  of  the  design 
of  the  city ;  which  design  was  the  creation  of  a  pri- 
vate gentleman,  Major  L'Enfant.  The  city  extends 
nearly  five  miles  northwest  to  southeast,  and  two  and 
a  half  miles  from  east  to  southwest.  The  situation  is 
one  of  the  grandest  that  could  have  been  selected, 
being  on  the  left  bank  of  the  Potomac  river,  between 
two  small  tributaries  named  respectively  Eastern 
Branch  and  Rock  Creek  ;  the  latter  separating  it  from 
Georgetown.  The  city  plot  is  diversified  by  irregular 
elevations,  but  its  general  altitude  is  about  forty  feet 
abore  the  river.  It  is  295  miles  from  the  ocean,  and 
the  Potomac  at  this  point  is  a  mile  in  width.  The 
Capitol  building  stands  upon  the  summit  of  a  hill 
which  is  the  commencement  of  a  plain  stretching  east. 
The  city  is  laid  out  on  a  liberal  and  magnificent  scale ; 
its  avenues,  streets  and  open  spaces  containing  nearly 
4,000  acres,  and  its  public  reservations  513  acre-3.  The 
streets  run  north  and  south,  and  east  and  west,  and 
are  designated  by  letters  and  numbers  ;  those  running 
east  and  west  being  lettered,  and  those  running  north 
and  south  numbered.  The  streets  around  the  Capitol 
building  arc  the  dividing  line,  and  the  streets  are  des- 


TO   WASHINGTON   CITY.  9 

ignated  north  or  south  A,  B,  &c.,  or  east  or  west 
1st,  2d,  &o.,  according  to  their  position  as  to  the 
Capitol.  First  street  west,  for  instance,  is  directly 
west  of  the  Capitol  grounds,  and  First  street  east, 
directly  east  of  the  same.  Besides  these  streets,  there 
are  a  number  of  noble  avenues,  named  principally  after 
the  original  States  of  the  Union,  although  States  more 
recently  admitted,  as  Louisiana,  Missouri,  Indiana  and 
others,  have  also  been  thus  honored.  Pennsylvania 
avenue  is  thex  principal  one.  It  runs  the  whole  length 
of  the  city  from  east  to  west,  without  interruption, 
except  at  the  Treasury  building  and  Capitol.  This  is 
by  far  the  widest  and  most  imposing  thoroughfare  in 
the  city,  as  it  is  also  the  great  business  and  promenade 
thoroughfare.  All  the  principal  hotels,  as  Willard's, 
Metropolitan,  National,  Kirkwood's,  &c.,  are  upon  it. 
It  passes  in  view  of  all  the  prominent  buildings  and 
great  parks.  Besides,  at  intervals,  in  passing  along  it, 
may  be  seen  smaller  parks,  and  openings  formed  by 
the  junction  of  other  avenues  and  streets  with  it. 
Just  before  arriving  at  Georgetown,  Pennsylvania 
avenue  forms  a  circle,  and  in  a  beautiful  enclosure 
stands  Mills's  equestrian  statue  of  Washington.  The 
Father  of  his  Country  is  represented  as  he  appeared 
at  the  crisis  of  the  battle  of  Princeton.  The  horse 
shrinks  back  from  the  destructive  fire  which  the 
enemy  is  pouring  in ;  but  the  rider,  calm  and  reso- 
lute, courageously  surveys  the  scene,  and  rallies  his 
troops  for  a  grand  effort,  which  turns  the  tide  of  bat- 
tle and  bears  the  American  arms  on  to  victory.  The 
statue  is  colossal  in  size,  and  stands  upon  a  pedestal 
having  four  concave  faces.  These  are  divided  into 
tiers,  upon  which  are  to  be  portrayed  events  which 
transpired  in  the  early  history  of  this  country. 


10  THE  STRANGER'S  GUIDE-BOOK 

New  York,  New  Jersey,  Maryland,  and  Louisiana 
avenues  rank  next  to  Pennsylvania  avenue  in  point  of 
size  and  importance.  On  Maryland  avenue  is  laid  the 
track  of  the  Washington  and  Alexandria  railroad, 
which  leads  to  and  passes  over  what  is  called  the 
Long  Bridge,  one  mile  in  length,  connecting  the  Vir- 
ginia shore  with  the  District.  The  depot  of  the  Bal- 
timore and  Ohio  railroad  is  situated  on  New  Jersey 
avenue.  Among  the  streets,  Seventh  street  west  oc- 
cupies the  first  rank  in  point  of  business.  It  runs 
from  the  northern  boundary  of  the  city  directly  to  the 
steamboat  wharf,  where  steamers  to  and  from  Alexan- 
dria and  points  below  are  continually  arriving  and  de- 
parting. The  avenues  run  in  a  southeast  and  south- 
west or  northeast  direction,  and  their  points  of  inter- 
section with  the  streets  generally  form  large  squares. 
Four  avenues  and  four  streets  intersect  at  the  Capitol, 
and  five  avenues  and  a  large  number  of  streets  at  the 
park  around  the  President's  house.  The  width  of  the 
streets  is  from  70  to  110  feet,  and  of  the  avenues  from 
130  to  160  feet;  thus  presenting  a  greater  number  of 
wide  and  magnificent  thoroughfares  than  any  other 
city  in  the  Union. 

Washington  is  at  the  head  of  navigation  on  the 
Potomac  river,  and  has  as  good  harbor,  and  offers  as 
fair  advantages  for  commerce,  as  the  capital  of  any 
other  country  in  the  world.  Alexandria  is,  however, 
but  a  short  distance  below  it,  and  the  ocean  and  river 
trade  has  never  been  much  diverted  from  that  point. 
The  fact,  too,  of  this  great  country  possessing  so  great 
a  sea  const,  with  harbors  unequalled  elsewhere,  has 
had  its  effect  upon  Washington,  and  kept  it  in  the 
background,  so  far  as  commerce  is  concerned.  The 


TO   WASHINGTON   CITY.  11 

city  has,  however,  many  magnificent  places  of  busi- 
ness, and  its  stores,  both  internally  and  externally, 
will  compare  favorably  with  those  of  any  other  city. 

According  to  the  census  of  1860,  the  population  of 
Washington  was  considerably  over  60,000.  The  mili- 
tary operations  around  it,  however,  and  the  headquar- 
ters of  the  army  being  located  here,  tended  to  almost 
double  the  population  during  the  civil  war.  This 
great  increase  of  population  was,  however,  no  doubt 
merely  temporary,  and  will  only  continue  so  long  as 
extended  military  operations  are  conducted  in  our 
midst. 

Washington,  though  not  a  seven-hilled  city,  yet, 
like  Rome,  has  its  Capitol  Hill  and  its  Tiber.  In  fact, 
the  locality  now  occupied  by  Washington  was  once 
called  Home,  which  name  was  given  to  it  by  a  Mr. 
Pope,  the  owner  of  the  then  plantation,  who,  proba- 
bly actuated  by  a  whim,  fancied  the  title  of  the  Pope 
of  Rome. 

The  southern  part  of  the  city  is  familiarly  known 
as  "The  Island,"  from  the  fact  that  a  canal  runs 
through  that  section  from  the  Potomac  to  the  Eastern 
Branch,  thus  cutting  off  the  Seventh  and  part  of  the 
Sixth  ward  from  the  rest  of  the  city,  and  forming  a 
perfect  island.  Bridges  at  various  points  cross  the 
canal,  and  connect  the  main  part  of  the  city  with  this 
island.  When  the  canal  was  first  projected  and  dug 
out,  it  was  supposed  that  it  would  offer  peculiarly  safe 
and  cheap  transportation  throughout  its  entire  length. 
Of  late  years,  however,  it  has  been  sadly  neglected, 
and  has  become  an  eyesore  to  the  city,  having  become 
filled  up  with  mud  and  filth,  and  being  the  receptacle 
for  all  the  matter  accumulating  in  and  washed  from 


12  THE   STRANGER'S   GUIDE-BOOK 

the  sewers.  "Within  a  short  time,  however,  the  city 
councils  have  taken  the  matter  in  hand,  and  arrange- 
ments have  been  made  for  cleaning  out  the  canal  and 
making  it  an  advantage  instead  of  a  nuisance  to  the 
city. 

Besides  the  public  buildings  (which  will  be  noticed 
hereafter),  Washington  boasts  a  large  number  of  hand- 
some private  buildings  and  residences.  The  residences 
of  the  Foreign  Ministers  and  of  the  heads  of  Depart- 
ments are  mostly  in  the  west  end  of  the  city ;  and 
some  of  the  buildings  occupied  by  them,  as  well  as  the 
residences  of  many  of  our  wealthier  citizens,  are  fash- 
ioned after  rea^y  grand  architectural  designs. 

Of  churches,  this  city  boasts  a  fair  share,  of  all  de- 
nominations, and  most  of  them  are  elegant  and  superb 
in  both  exterior  and  interior  adornment. 

The  public  school  system  of  this  city  is  fast  becom- 
ing one  of  the  best  in  the  country ;  but  there  is  a 
dearth  of  good  schoolhouses.  This  want  will,  how- 
ever be  speedily  supplied,  as  arrangements  are  now  on 
foot,  looking  to  the  erection  of  fine  buildings  for  edu- 
cational purposes.  One  of  these  buildings  is  com- 
pleted, and  is  situated  on  Pennsylvania  avenue,  near 
the  Navy  Yard.  It  is  of  brick ;  plain  and  simple  in 
design,  but  is  constructed  with  a  view  to  comfort  and 
security,  and  is  worth  a  visit  from  the  friends  of  educa- 
tion. The  Columbian  College,  a  Baptist  institution, 
situated  on  a  commanding  elevation  a  little  north  of 
the  city,  and  the  Georgetown  College,  a  Roman  Cath- 
olic institution,  are  well-known  seats  of  learning,  and 
are  in  a  prosperous  and  flourishing  condition. 

There  are  in  the  city  also  a  large  number  of  benev- 
olent associations,  as  the  Colonization  Masonic,  Odd 


TO   WASHINGTON   CITY.  13 

Fellows,  Typographical,  Sons  of  Temperance,  &c. ; 
while  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  have  a 
perfect  organization  here.  Some  of  the  churches,  too, 
have  under  their  charge  Orphan  and  Infant  Asylnms, 
which  will  compare  favorably  with  any  similar  institu- 
tions elsewhere.  Especially  are  such  of  these  institu- 
tions as  are  under  the  control  of  the  Sisters  of  Charity 
worthy  of  a  visit. 

Three  theatres  and  a  number  of  well-conducted 
concert  halls  supply  the  city  with  amusement. 

Five  daily  newspapers — "National  Intelligencer," 
"  Evening  Star,"  "  Morning  Chronicle,"  "  National 
^Republican,"  and  "  Constitutional  Union,"  besides  a 
number  of  weeklies,  and  a  periodical  in  the  interest 
of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  and  other  publications,  are 
issued. 

In  1862  a  city  passenger  railroad,  running  the  entire 
length  of  Pennsylvania  avenue,  with  tracks  on  Seventh 
and  Fourteenth  streets,  was  constructed,  thus  connect- 
ing the  most  distant  portions  of  the  city,  and  furnish- 
ing a  comfortable,  speedy,  and  cheap  mode  of  travel  to 
or  from  any  point,  of  interest  in  the  city. 

The  soil  of  Washington  and  the  surrounding  coun- 
try is  light  clay  or  sand,  and  is  therefore  cultivated 
with  some  difficulty  and  expense ;  consequently  coun- 
try produce  is  remarkably  high.  The  climate  is 
healthy  and  the  air  salubrious ;  and  the  city  is  com- 
paratively free  from  epidemic  diseases,  although  bilious 
and  intermittent  fevers  (seldom,  however,  of  a  malignant 
type)  prevail  in  certain  localities  at  certain  seasons. 
On  the  whole,  "Washington  will  compare  favorably 
with  any  of  its  sister  cities,  and  the  day  is  not  far  dis- 
tant when  the  ideas  of  its  founders,  and  the  bright  fu- 
2 


14  THE  STRANGER'S  GUIDE-BOOK 

ture  they  pictured  for  it,  will  be  realized  in  their  full 
magnitude. 


THE    CAPITOL. 

The  lofty  and  magnificent  edifice  whose  walls 
have  echoed  the  eloquence  of  the  sages  and  patriots 
whose  words  and  deeds  have  given  our  country  its  ex- 
alted position  among  the  nations  of  the  earth,  is  natu- 
rally one  of  the  first  objects  of  interest  to  the  visitor 
to  the  National  Capital.  The  Capitol  prounds  include 
an  area  of  thirty  acres  of  land,  enclosed  by  a  wrought- 
iron  fence,  and  divided  into  what  are  known  as  the 
East  and  West  grounds.  The  Capitol  building  is  splen- 
didly situated  upon  the  highest  part  of  this  plat,  and 
covers  in  all  an  area  of  4£  acres.  This  includes  the 
space  between  the  wings  and  the  main  building. 

The  corner  stone  of  the  Capitol  was  laid  by  General 
Washington  on  September  18th,  1793.  History  tells 
us  that  a  large  concourse  of  citizens  were  present  on 
the  occasion,  and  that  the  ceremonies  attending  the 
laying  of  the  stone  (which  were  Masonic)  were  of  the 
most  imposing  character.  The  plan  of  the  building 
was  the  creation  of  Dr.  Thornton,  and  the  construction 
was  superintended  by  the  architects  Hallet,  Hadfield, 
Hoban  and  Latrobe ;  but  the  building  was  unfinished 
when  the  British,  in  1814,  laid  their  ruthless  hands 
upon  it,  and  effected^so  great  a  destruction  that  it  was 
not  completed  until  ten  years  afterward.  The  then 
Capitol  was  built  of  free  or  yellow  sandstone,  and  by 
the  frequent  application  of  white  paint,  it  has  been  so 


TO   WASHINGTON   CITY.  15 

beautified  and  well  preserved  as  to  be  considered  by 
many  far  more  worthy  of  admiration  than  the  new- 
wings,  to  which  we  shall  refer  hereafter.  The  Capitol 
was  supposed  to  be  completed  in  1828,  the  length  of 
the  building  loing  352  feet  4  inches,  the  width  of  the 
wings  121  feet,  and  the  width  of  the  centre  290  feet. 
The  structure  at  that  time  covered  1-J-  acres,  and  its 
cost,  when  finished,  amounted  to  $1,746,718;  but  as 
this  great  country  has  exceeded  in  its  growth  and  im- 
portance even  the  moat  sanguine  expectations  of  the 
patriots  and  heroes  of  the  earlier  ages  of  the  Republic ; 
so,  a  building  which  was  fully  sufficient  in  1828  for  all 
legislative  purposes,  was,  after  a  few  years,  found  to  be 
almost  totally  ina-lequate ;  and  in  1851,  therefore,  a 
corner  stone  for  additional  wings  was  laid  by  President 
Fillmore,  on  Independence  day ;  and  these  wings  are 
now  almost  completed,  and  the  Capitol  of  1828  becomes 
the  centrepiece  of  the  structure.  On  the  occasion  of 
the  laying  of  this  corner  stone,  Mr.  "Webster,  then  but 
a  few  months'  journey  from  the  grave,  made  one  of 
those  telling  speeches — full  of  fire  and  eloquence — 
which  have  made  his  name  immortal.  Corridors,  each 
44  feet  long,  connect  these  new  wings  with  the  main 
building.  The  length  of  each  wing  (including  porticos 
and  steps)  is  324  feet  from  east  to  west,  and  152  feet 
8  inches  from  north  to  south.  This  last  measurement 
includes  the  porticos,  and  the  entire  length  of  the  edi- 
fice is  therefore  745  feet  8  inches.  The  wings  are  of 
white  marble,  and  are  constructed  in  the  Corinthian 
style.  The  whole  building  is  surrounded  by  a  balus- 
trade of  st  ne,  and  surmounted  by  a  lofty  dome  in  the 
centre.  Two  smaller  domes  surmount  the  wings  of  the 
old  building.  The  old  dome  of  the  Capitol  was  con- 


16  THE   STBANGER'S   GUIDE  BOOK 

structed  of  wood  ;  the  new  one  is  of  cast  iron,  and  thus 
combines  the  double  advantage  of  being  more  durable 
against  the  ravages  of  time  and  of  being  free  from  de- 
struction by  fire.  The  old  dome  was,  to  some  extent,  a 
copy  of  the  Roman  Pantheon  ;  but  in  the  construction 
of  the  new  one,  the  low  and  flat  outlines  of  the  Pan- 
theon have  been  avoided,  and  more  modern  styles  were 
combined  in  the  design,  thus  creating  a  light  structure, 
decorated  with  pilasters,  columns,  rich  cornices,  and 
entablatures.  The  interior  of  the  dome  is  96  feet  in 
diameter,  and  the  interior  height  from  the  floor  of  the 
Rotunda  to  the  ceiling  is  220  feet.  The  dome  rises 
241  feet  above  the  top  of  the  building,  and  396  feet  4 
inches  above  the  western  grounds,  and  300  feet  above 
the  eastern  grounds.  A  safe  staircase  winds  spirally 
around  the  whole  dome,  between  the  exterior  and  in 
terior  shells.  The  exterior  diameter  of  the  peristylian 
circular  colonnade  is  124  feet  9£  inches,  and  the  columns 
of  the  peristyle  are  27  feet  in  height,  and  weigh  12,000 
pounds  each.  It  is  well  worth  the  while  of  visitors  to 
make  the  ascent  of  the  dome,  for  the  exertion  will  bo 
amply  repaid  by  the  splendid  view  to  be  had  from  the 
top.  Looking  toward  the  east,  one  sees  the  rich  hills 
and  valleys  of  Maryland,  dotted  here  and  there  with 
hamlets  and  farmhouses;  while  refreshing  streams, 
curling  among  the  hills  and  winding  through  the  val- 
leys, lend  a  glorious  beauty  to  the  view.  To  the  west, 
the  Old  Dominion — once  rich  and  lovely,  but  now  de- 
vastated by  war — stretches  out  her  broad  acres  as  far 
as  the  eye  can  reach  ;  while  the  course  of  the  Potomac 
can  be  traced  from  the  narrow  gorges  of  the  hills  in 
the  direction  of  the  Blue  Ridge ;  until,  far  off  toward 
the  south,  it  widens  into  a  magnificent  bay.  At  the 


TO    WASHINGTON   CITY.  17 

feet  of  the  observer  lies  the  City  of  "Washington,  ita 
massive  and  elaborately  constructed  public  buildings 
rising  in  grand  relief  far  above  the  piles  of  brick  and 
mortar  surrounding  them.  A  little  farther  on  lies 
Georgetown ;  and  a  glance  to  the  southwest  will  in- 
clude the  City  of  Alexandria  in  the  sublime  view.  A 
coloss  il  statue  in  bronze,  representing  the  Goddess  of 
Liberty,  crowns  the  pinnacle  of  the  dome.  This  statue 
may  be  said  to  be  the  joint  work  of  Crawford  and 
Clark  Mills,  for  in  its  construction  the  latter  has  simply 
completed  what  death  compelled  Crawford  to  leave 
unfinished.  The  statue  is  20  feet  high.  The  dome 
resembles  somewhat  those  of  St.  Peter's,  at  Eome ;  the 
cathedral  St.  Isaac's,  at  St.  Petersburg ;  St.  Paul's, 
London,  &c. ;  and  it  is  only  4  feet  less  than  St.  Paul's 
and  36  feet  less  than  St.  Peter's. 

The  grounds  surrounding  the  Capitol  are  all  that 
could  be  desired,  covering  as  they  do  a  large  nrea,  and 
being  kept  in  the  neatest  possible  order.  The  western 
grounds  gradually  descend  from  the  western  front  of 
the  Capitol,  and  are  adorned  with  a  great  variety  of 
American  trees,  whose  branches,  interlocking  with 
each  other  across  the  walks,  cast  a  grateful  shade  all 
around,  and  thus  invite  visitors,  who,  in  the  summer, 
find  this  one  of  the  most  delightful  promenades  in  the 
metropolis.  Miniature  flower-gardens,  interspersed 
here  and  there,  and  fountains  and  basins  of  pure  water, 
add  to  the  attractions  of  the  locality.  The  eastern 
grounds  are  also  carefully  laid  out,  and  an  air  of  refine- 
ment is  given  to  them  by  Greenough's  statue  of  Wash- 
ington, sitting  upon  a  pedestal  of  granite.  The  right 
hand  of  the  statue  points  toward  heaven,  and  the  left 
grasps  a  Roman  sword,  the  handle  turned  away  from 
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18  THE  STKANGEE'S  GUIDE-BOOK 

the  person.  Opposite  to  this  statue,  and  on  the  east- 
ern portico  of  the  Capitol,  are  Persico's  statues  of  Co- 
lumbus, the  Indian  Woman,  and  Peace  and  War ;  and 
here,  too,  may  be  seen  Greenough's  colossal  group  of 
statuary,  called  Civilization.  This  portico  (which  also 
contains  other  statues)  gives  to  the  eastern  front  of  the 
building  a  most  imposing  appearance.  The  colonnade 
consists  of  twenty-four  massive  Corinthian  columns  of 
stone,  thirty  feet  high,  and  each  column  ornamented 
at  the  top  with  carved  stone.  This  portico  is  in  the 
centre  of  the  building,  and  the  porticos  on  either  wing 
will  be  scarcely  less  imposing.  The  whole  cost  of  the 
Capitol,  with  the  grounds  surrounding  it,  will  not  be 
less  than  $10,000,000  or  $12,000,000. 

The  interior  of  the  Capitol  is  as  grand  as  the  exte- 
rior. The  Eotunda,  which  one  naturally  views  first 
upon  entering,  is  directly  in  the  centre  of  the  building, 
and  is  divided  into  eight  panels,  between  which  are 
four  bas  reliefs  of  historical  subjects,  representing  re- 
spectively, "  Preservation  of  Capt.  Smith  by  Pocahon- 
tas,"  "  Landing  of  the  Pilgrims,"  "  Conflict  between 
Daniel  Boone  and  Indians,"  and  "  Penn's  Treaty  with 
the  Indians."  The  paintings  occupying  the  several  pan- 
els are,  "Declaration  of  Independence,"  "Surrender 
of  Gen.  Burgoyne,"  "  Cornwallis's  Surrender  at  York- 
town,"  "  Washington's  Resignation  at  Annapolis," 
"  Embarkation  of  the  Pilgrims,"  "  Landing  of  Colum- 
bus," "  Baptism  of  Pocahontas,"  and  "  Discovery  of 
the  Mississippi  by  De  Soto."  A  number  of  other 
paintings  adorn  the  Rotunda;  and  the  sculptor,  too, 
has  done  his  part  iu  the  embellishment  of  this  part  of 
the  Capitol.  The  Rotunda  is  96  feet  in  diameter  and 
96  feet  high. 


TO    WASHINGTON   CITY.  19 

SENATE  CHAMBER  AND  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES. 
— The  Senate  of  the  United  States,  the  highest  and 
most  dignified  legislative  body  under  our  form  of  gov- 
ernment, occupies  an  apartment  in  the  centre  of  the 
second  floor  of  the  north  wing  of  the  Capitol,  as  ex- 
tended. The  Chamber  (including  the  galleries)  is  113 
feet  3  inches  long  and  80  feet  7  inches  wide,  and  36 
feet  high.  Upon  the  floor  the  seats  are  arranged  in  a 
semicircular  form,  facing  toward  the  north  wall.  The 
chair  of  the  President  of  the  Senate  (Vice-President  of 
the  United  States)  and  the  desks  of  the  clerks  are 
placed  in  the  middle  of  the  north  wall  of  the  Chamber. 
Galleries  extend  all  the  way  around  (above  the  floor), 
and  to  these  visitors  are  admitted  at  all  times  except 
during  an  executive  session.  The  galleries  at  the  east 
side  are  reserved  for  ladies,  and  gentlemen  who  accom- 
pany them.  Certain  portions  of  the  galleries  are  par- 
titioned off  for  the  accommodation  of  the  diplomatic 
corps  and  other  dignitaries;  and  immediately  in  the 
rear  of  and  above  the  President's  chair  is  a  gallery  for 
the  special  use  of  reporters  and  representatives  of  the 
press.  Beneath  the  galleries  are  dressing  rooms  for 
the  convenience  of  Senators.  The  floor  of  the  Senate 
Chamber  is  83  feet  11  inches  by  51  feet  1  inch.  The 
ceiling  is  of  cast  iron,  with  skylights  of  ornamented 
glass,  richly  embellished  with  symbolic  representations 
of  the  history  and  characteristics  of  the  country.  At 
night  the  Chamber  is  lighted  with  gas,  the  jets  being 
placed  above  the  glass  in  the  ceiling ;  thus  throwing 
down  a  light  soft  and  mellow  as  that  of  the  brightest 
day.  The  ventilation  of  the  Chamber  is  perfect,  numer- 
ous openings  in  the  walls  and  floor  admitting  air, 
which  in  cold  weather  is  heated  by  means  of  steam 


20  THE  STKANGEB'S  GUIDE-BOOK 

pipes.  The  gallery  fronts  contain  panels  for  pictures 
and  niches  for  statuary.  The  style  of  decoration  is  re- 
markably rich,  as  is  also  the  coloring,  which  is  of  a 
lighter  shade  tha»  that  of  the  House  of  Representatives. 
Continuous  halls  run  all  around  the  Chamber,  and  di- 
vide it  from  the  committee  rooms;  the  President's 
room ;  the  Vice-President's  retiring  room ;  the  recep- 
tion room  for  visitors,  &c. ;  all  of  which  are  objects  of 
interest  to  the  visitor.  The  description  of  the  Senate 
Chamber  will  apply  to  the  Representatives'  Hall,  with 
the  exception  that  the  latter  is  much  larger,  its  dimen- 
sions being  139  feet  long,  93  feet  wide,  and  36  feet 
high.  In  the  centre  of  each  skylight  in  this  Hall  is  a 
painting  representing  the  coat  of  arms  of  a  State  or 
Territory.  The  Speaker's  chair  is  in  the  middle  of  the 
south  wall.  The  portraits  (full  length)  of  "Washington 
and  Lafayette  occupy  places  in  panels  on  either  side  of 
the  Speaker's  chair.  These  chambers  were  only  occu- 
pied a  few  years  ago,  during  Mr.  Buchanan's  adminis- 
tration. The  chamber  formerly  occupied  by  the  Senate 
is  now  known  as  the  Supreme  Court  Room.  It  is  in 
what  was  the  north  wing  before  the  new  projections 
were  added.  The  room  is  75  feet  long,  45  feet  wide, 
and  the  same  number  of  feet  high.  Ionic  columns  sup- 
port a  gallery  to  the  east.  In  this  room  meets  the 
highest  judicial  tribunal  in  the  land. 

The  old  Hall  of  Representatives,  too,  was  a  small 
affair,  compared  with  the  new  one.  No  deliberations 
of  any  kind  are  now  held  in  it ;  but  it  is  a  spot  to  be 
visited  on  account  of  the  classic  and  historical  memo- 
ries that  cluster  around  it.  It  is  situated  on  the  second 
floor  of  the  south  wing  of  the  old  building,  and  is  a 
room  90  feet  long,  62  wide,  and  60  high.  Twenty-four 


TO   WASHINGTON    CITY.  21 

columns  of  variegated  Potomac  marble  surround  it. 
These  have  capitals  of  white  Italian  marble  of  the 
Corinthian  order.  Fine  specimens  of  statuary  from 
the  studios  of  the  most  noted  sculptors  are  to  be  seen 
in  this  room,  whose  walls  once  echoed  back  the  elo- 
quence of  Clay,  Calhoun,  Webster,  Eandolph,  Adams, 
and  a  host  of  others. 

THE  LIBRARY  room  is  seldom  neglected  by  the  vis- 
itor to  the  Capitol.  It  occupies  the  western  projection 
of  the  Capitol,  and  is  divided  into  three  rooms,  the 
largest  of  which  is  of  the  following  dimensions,  viz. : 
length,  91  feet ;  width,  34  feet ;  height,  38  feet.  The 
other  rooms  are  respectively  70  feet  long  and  29  feet 
wide.  Prior  to  the  year  1851  the  Library  contained 
60,000  vols.  A  fire,  which  originated  from  a  defective 
flue,  at  that  time  destroyed  all  but  about  20,000  of  the 
books,  and  a  large  number  of  valuable  manuscripts 
which  can  never  be  replaced.  The  present  Library 
rooms  are  made  fireproof,  being  fitted  up  with  iron 
cases  and  iron  ceilings.  The  roof  is  of  copper,  and  is  laid 
on  iron  rafters,  and  the  rooms  are  lighted  by  ornamental 
skylights.  Three  stories  of  iron  cases,  each  9  feet  6  inch- 
es high,  occupy  both  sides  of  the  main  Library  room.  The 
second  and  third  stories  of  this  room  consist  of  pro- 
jecting alcoves ;  and  platforms  running  all  around  give 
easy  access  to  the  cases.  The  alcoves  are  9  feet  8  inches 
wide,  and  an  ornamented  pier  forms  the  head  of  each 
projection.  Architraves,  finished  with  shields  and  or- 
naments, cross  the  alcoves.  The  floor  of  the  galleries 
is  composed  of  plates  of  cast  iron,  and  they  are  protect- 
ed by  pedestals  and  railings.  The  Library  may  be  vis- 
ited at  all  times  during  a  Congressional  session,  and  on 
specified  days  during  the  recess. 


22  THE   STBANGEK'S   GUIDE-BOOK 

Those  above  mentioned  are  the  special  objects  of 
interest  in  the  Capitol  building ;  but  there  are  other 
localities  well  worth  t!ie  attention  of  visitors:  as  for 
instance,  the  Committee  rooms ;  the  marble  room ;  the 
passages,  corridors  and  staircases.  Here  and  there  will 
be  seen  sculptured  marble  representing  the  statesmen 
and  heroes  who  have  at  different  periods  aided  in 
moulding  the  destinies  of  this  great  country.  The 
paintings,  too,  on  the  staircases  leading  to  the  Senate 
and  Representatives'  Hall,  deserve  a  moment's  atten- 
tion. 


THE   WHITE    HOUSE. 

The  Presidential  mansion,  known  all  over  the 
country  as  the  "White  House,"  is  on  Pennsylvania 
avenue,  at  a  distance  of  over  a  mile  west  of  the  Capi- 
tol. The  building  is  of  freestone,  painted  white,  and 
was  erected  after  a  plan  of  the  architect  Hoban,  nnd  its 
erection  was  commenced  in  1792.  In  1814  the  British 
partially  destroyed  it,  and  the  work  of  rebuilding  was 
commenced  in  the  following  year  (1815),  under  the 
superintendence  of  the  same  architect.  It  is  170  feet 
front,  and  has  a  depth  of  86  feet,  and  is  situated  on  a 
plat  of  ground  comprising  an  area  of  20  acres ;  and  the 
building  itself  is  on  an  elevation  of  44  feet  above  tho 
Potomac.  The  edifice  is  of  lofty  dimensions.  The 
north  front  presents  tho  appearance  of  a  building  two 
stories  high,  and  is  ornamented  with  a  lofty  portico, 
which  was  added  to  the  main  building  during  the  pres- 
idency of  General  Jackson.  This  portico  has  four 
columns  of  the  Ionic  order  in  front,  supporting  the 


TO   WASHINGTON   CITY.  23 

massive  covering  of  the  stone  platform  in  frost  of  the 
main  entrance.  Three  other  columns  of  the  same  or- 
der form  a  projection  which  covers  a  carriage  way; 
and  from  this  carriage  way  the  visitor  steps  upon  the 
platform  above  referred  to.  In  front  of  this  portico 
is  a  neatly  ornamented  yard,  of  semicircular  form, 
with  carriage  ways  and  foot  pavements  leading  to 
gates  at  either  corner,  which  afford  ingress  from  Penn- 
sylvania avenue.  In  this  yard  stands  a  bronze  statue 
of  Thomas  Jefferson,  which  was  presented  to  the  Gov- 
ernment by  Capt.  Levy,  U.  S.  N".  Also  in  front  of  the 
Executive  Mansion,  but  on  the  opposite  side  of  Penn- 
sylvania avenue,  is  Lafayette  Square,  which  is  beauti- 
fully ornamented  with  trees,  shrubbery,  and  flowers, 
and  which  has  become  a  fashionable  promenade  and 
resort,  its  walks  being,  every  fine  day  and  evening, 
thronged  by  the  beauty  and  fashion  of  the  National 
Capital.  This  square  contains  the  celebrated  eques- 
trian bronze  statue  of  Jackson,  the  work  of  Clark 
Mills,  who  has  the  honor  of  being  the  first  artist  to 
succeed  in  erecting  a  statue  representing  a  steed  poised 
upon  the  hind  feet.  Cannon,  captured  by  Jackson  in 
his  conflicts  with  the  British,  constituted  the  material 
of  which  the  statue  was  made.  It  cost  $50,000.  The 
south  part  of  the  Executive  Mansion  looks  toward  the 
Potomac.  Upon  this  side  the  building  presents  a  rus- 
ticated base,  and  gives  a  facade  of  three  stories.  This 
front  is  ornamented  with  a  colonnade  of  six  columns  of 
the  Ionic  order,  and  has  two  flights  of  steps,  which 
lead  from  the  garden  to  the  principal  story.  The  gar- 
den upon  this  side  of  the  Mansion  is  a  lovely  spot,  and 
a  favorite  resort.  The  grounds  are  laid  out  in  a  taste- 
ful and  romantic  style,  adorned  with  artificial  mounds, 


24  THE  STBANGEE'S  GUIDE-BOOK 

trees,  shrubbery,  flowers,  and  a  fountain.  From  these 
grounds  a  splendid  view  is  obtained  of  the  surround- 
ing country,  the  Potomac,  and  the  City  of  Alexandria. 

Appended  to  the  main  building  of  the  Mansion  are 
projections  at  either  end,  with  rooms  and  apartments 
fitted  up  for  various  household  purposes ;  and  the 
western  projection  is  surmounted  by  a  magnificent 
greenhouse,  containing  the  rarest  and  most  beautiful 
exotics. 

The  interior  of  this  home  of  the  Presidents  is  fitted 
up  in  a  style  to  correspond  with  its  handsome  and  rich 
exterior.  Nearly  all  parts  of  the  house  are  accessible 
to  visitors,  and  something  to  interest  may  be  found  in 
all  the  apartments ;  but  the  east  room  is  especially  de- 
serving of  attention.  This  room  is  80  feet  long,  40  feet 
wide,  and  22  feet  high,  and  is  furnished  with  much 
splendor. 

To  casual  visitors  the  President  is  not  accessible 
except  at  stated  times.  In  the  winter  season  the  Chief 
Magistrate,  however,  holds  levees,  to  which  all  are 
welcome,  and  great  crowds  always  take  advantage  of 
such  occasions  to  pay  their  respects  to  the  ruler  of  the 
nation. 


TREASURY    BUILDING. 

This  is  a  noble  structure,  and  is  situated  on  Fifteenth 
street,  just  south  of  the  State  Department.  Pennsyl- 
vania avenue  is  here  cut  off,  but  continues  again  above 
the  State  Department,  and  thence  runs  west  to  George- 
town. The  Treasury  building  is  of  granite  ;  over  460 


TO   WASHINGTON   CITY.  25 

feet  in  length  and  266  feet  wide.  The  east  front  has  » 
colonnade  of  Ionic  columns,  300  feet  long.  These  col- 
umns are  42  in  number.  Projecting  porticos  decorate 
the  north  and  south  ends  of  the  building.  A  more  im- 
posing structure  than  this  cannot  be  found  in  the  city.. 
The  granite  of  which  it  is  constructed  is  from  Dix 
Island,  on  the  coast  of  Maine.  Prior  to  1855  the 
building  occupied  by  the  Treasury  Department  was 
336  feet  long,  with  a  depth  at  the  centre  of  190  feet, 
but  at  that  time  projections,  which  gives  it  its  present 
length,  were  added.  There  is  also  a  portico  about  the 
centre  of  the  east  front.  The  building  is  not  yet  fully 
completed  according  to  the  plan  of  the  architect,  but 
workmen  are  continually  employed  upon  it. 

The  interior  arrangements  of  this  magnificent  edi- 
fice are  in  keeping  with  its  rich  exterior.  The  orna- 
mentation is  American  in  its  details,  and  is  more  elab- 
orate than  that  of  any  other  public  building — the 
Capitol,  probably,  excepted.  N~o  one  who  has  a  taste 
for  architectural  beauty  and  design  will  fail  to  visit 
this  magnificent  structure. 


PATENT    OFFICE. 

The  Patent  Office  building  is  one  of  superior  finish 
and  elegance.  It  occupies  the  entire  space  between 
Seventh  and  Ninth  and  F  and  G  streets.  The  style  of 
architecture  is  Doric,  and  the  finish  is  so  exceedingly 
plain,  and  yet  the  building,  in  all  its  architectural  de- 
tails, is  so  grand  and  majestic  that  it  excites  the  admi- 
ration of  all  who  behold  it.  The  building  extends  410' 
3 


26  THE  STBANGER'S  GUIDE-BOOK 

feet  from  Seventh  to  Ninth  street,  and  275  feet  from  F 
to  G  street,  and  has  fronts  on  all  four  of  the  streets 
named.  All  of  the  building,  except  the  south  part,  is 
built  of  crystallized  marble,  the  centre  of  the  part 
named  being  brown  sandstone,  painted  to  correspond 
with  the  other  portions  of  the  building.  The  inner 
quadrangle  of  the  structure  is  265  feet  long  by  135 
feet  wide.  The  base  is  of  freestone ;  and  the  base- 
ment is  fitted  up  with  offices  for  the  clerks  connected 
with  the  Department,  and  with  rooms  for  models  of 
large  size,  &c.  A  semicircular  stone  staircase  runs 
from  this  basement  to  the  upper  stories,  of  which  there 
are  two.  The  east,  west,  and  south  sides  of  the  edifice 
are  ornamented  with  porticos.  The  broad  platform  of 
the  south  portico  is  reached  by  a  flight  of  28  granite 
steps,  and  it  is  studded  with  double  rows  of  fluted 
columns.  These  columns  are  of  the  Doric  order. 
They  are  made  of  freestone,  and  are  16  in  number, 
and  each  column  is  18  feet  in  circumference.  The 
roof  of  the  building  is  flat,  and  is  covered  with  copper. 
The  interior  of  this  magnificent  edifice  is  as  grand 
as  the  exterior,  and  the  arrangements  are  complete  in 
all  their  details.  The  third  story  is  occupied  by  cases 
and  shelves  containing  models  of  patents.  The  room 
thus  occupied  measures  1,350  feet  in  length  on  its 
outer  surface,  and  occupies  the  whole  third  story  of  the 
immense  building,  running  all  around  the  quadrangle. 
Here  may  be  seen  not  only  models  of  all  articles  pat- 
ented, but  a  vast  number  of  curiosities  and  relics  of 
Revolutionary  days,  among  which  are  the  printing  press 
of  Franklin,  and  articles  of  personal  property  which 
belonged  to  Washington.  Besides,  the  room  itself  is 
worthy  of  careful  examination,  as  indeed  is  the  entire 
building. 


TO    WASHINGTON   CITY.  27 

This  edifice  was  intended  especially  for  the  trans- 
action of  business  appertaining  to  patents,  but  as  this 
is  part  of  the  Interior  or  Home  Department  of  the  Gov- 
ernment, the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  has  his  office 
here,  and  the  business  appertaining  to  the  internal 
economy  of  the  Government,  as  pensions,  lands,  Indian 
affairs,  &c.,  is  here  transacted. 


GENERAL  POST  OFFICE. 

This  is  one  of  the  finest  buildings  in  Washington. 
It  occupies  the  whole  square  between  E  and  F  and 
Seventh  and  Eighth  streets,  the  position  being  a  very 
central  one.  The  erection  of  the  edifice  was  com- 
menced in  1839,  Mr.  Robert  Mills  being  the  architect; 
and  in  1855  it  was  extended  under  the  direction  of 
Mr.  Walter.  It  is  built  of  white  marble.  The  style  is 
what  is  known  as  the  Palatial,  and  the  order  of  archi- 
tecture is  a  modified  Corinthian.  The  building  resta 
on  a  rustic  basement,  and  is  three  stories  high.  Length 
from  north  to  south,  800  feet.  Depth  from  east  to 
west,  204  feet.  The  extension  is  much  superior  to  the 
old  building,  both  in  material  and  finish.  Monoliths 
of  Italian  marble  form  the  columns  of  the  extension. 
Among  the  curiosities  to  be  seen  here  are  the  papers 
left  by  Benjamin  Franklin  relative  to  post  office  affairs. 
The  dead  letter  office  also  presents  attractions  to  vis- 
itors. 

The  Washington  City  Post  Office,  a  well-arranged 
and  well-conducted  establishment,  occupies  the  lower 
story  of  the  northern  front  of  this  building. 


28  THE   STEANGEE'S   GUIDE-BOOK 


SMITHSONIAN   INSTITUTION. 

The  liberality  of  an  Englishman  named  James 
Smithson,  who  died  at  Genoa  in  1828,  gave  to  this 
country  and  to  science  the  fained  Smithsonian  Insti- 
tute, which  is  situated  on  a  tract  of  public  land  ex- 
tending from  Seventh  to  Twelfth  street,  and  from  the 
canal  to  B  street  south,  embracing  about  fifty-two 
acres.  Mr.  Smithson  was  the  son  of  the  Duke  of 
Northumberland,  and  was  educated  at  Oxford.  The 
business  of  his  life  was  to  study,  and  chemistry  princi- 
pally occupied  his  attention.  There  is  nothing  in  his 
will  to  indicate  why  he  made  the  United  States  his 
trustee  in  the  dissemination  of  science  and  knowl- 
edge. His  fortune  was  intended  to  benefit  the  world, 
and  the  United  States  accepted  the  agency  tendered. 
In  his  will  the  testator  bequeathed  his  money  to  his 
nephew,  Henry  James  Hungerford  (who  was  then  in  a 
hopeless  state  of  consumption),  with  a  reversion  to  the 
United  States.  Mr.  Hungerford  died  in  1835,  without 
issue,  and  Hon.  Richard  Rush,  of  Philadelphia,  was 
sent  to  England  to  secure  the  bequest,  and  the  money, 
amounting  then  to  $515,169,  was  transmitted  to  the 
United  States  in  1838.  In  1846,  Congress  passed  an 
act  establishing  the  Smithsonian  Institute  as  it  now  is, 
and  the  erection  of  the  building  was  commenced  at 
once.  The  fund  was  loaned  to  the  United  States  at  an 
interest  of  six  per  cent,  per  annum,  and  the  building 
was  erected  out  of  the  interest  that  had  accumulated 
up  to  the  year  1846.  The  President  of  the  United 
States,  the  Vice-President,  members  of  the  Cabinet, 
Chief  Justice  of  the  United  States,  and  Commissioner 


TO    WASHINGTON    CITY.  29 

of  the  Patent  Office,  are  ex-officio  the  officers  of  the 
Institution,  and  they  constitute  a  Board  of  Regents, 
who  elect  a  Chancellor,  Secretary,  and  an  Executive 
Committee. 

The  structure  is  of  red  sandstone,  and  is  built  in 
the  Romanesque  or  Norman  style  of  architecture. 
The  building  is  447  feet  long  from  east  to  west.  Its 
greatest  breadth  is  160  feet.  'Ihe  length  of  the  east 
wing  is  82  feet ;  width  52  feet ;  height  42£  feet.  The 
west  wing  is  84  feet  long,  40  feet  wide,  and  38  feet 
high.  The  building  is  embellished  with  nine  towers, 
varying  in  height  and  manner  of  construction.  The 
higher  tower,  which  is  in  the  centre  of  the  north 
front  of  the  building,  reaches  an  elevation  of  150  feet. 
The  building  is  peculiar  in  its  construction,  there  being 
no  two  parts  of  it  alike.  The  towers,  facades,  corners, 
&c.,  are  all  dissimilar,  and  yet  all  parts  of  the  building 
are  symmetrical,  and  correspond  regularly.  The  roofs 
of  the  building  are  slate-covered.  The  main  entrances 
are  in  the  north  and  south  parts  of  the  building.  A 
double  tower  surmounts  the  north  entrance,  and  a 
large  square  tower  the  south  entrance.  The  Museum 
occupies  the  whole  of  the  first  story  of  the  main  build- 
ing. It  is  one  large  room,  200  feet  long  and  50  feet 
wide.  The  collection  of  all  sorts  of  curiosities  here  is 
of  exceeding  interest.  In  the  west  wing  of  the  build- 
ing is  the  library,  which  is  capable  of  containing  100,- 
000  volumes.  The  reading  room  adjoins  the  library. 
The  lecture  room,  which  is  capable  of  containing  1,200" 
persons,  is  in  the  second  story,  in  the  centre  of  the 
main  building.  This  room  is  100  feet  long,  and  a 
•width  of  75  feet  has  been  secured  by  occupying  part 
of  the  towers.  On  either  side  of  the  lecture  room  are 
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80  THE  STEANGEB'S  GUIDE-BOOK 

rooms  50  feet  square.  The  one  on  the  east  is  for  ap- 
paratus, &c.,  and  that  on  the  west  is  occupied  by  Stan- 
ley's gallery  of  Indian  paintings,  and  other  collections. 
The  offices  and  business  rooms  are  in  the  towers.  The 
Board  of  Regents  meet  in  the  second  story  of  the  south 
tower.  In  this  room  are  preserved  the  personal  effects 
of  Mr.  Smithson. 

The  grounds  around  the  building  are  beautifully 
laid  out  and  well  cared  for.  A.  J.  Downing,  the  dis- 
tinguished horticulturist  and  landscape  gardener,  laid 
out  the  grounds,  but  he  died  while  prosecuting  his 
plans,  and  the  American  Pomological  Society,  of 
which  Mr.  D.  was  one  of  the  original  members, 
erected  to  his  memory  a  monument  which  cost  $1,600. 
This  monument  occupies  a  place  in  the  grounds,  and 
is  a  feature  of  interest  to  visitors. 

The  Smithsonian  is  open  daily  from  9  to  3  o'clock, 
and  during  the  winter  season,  free  lectures  upon  scien- 
tific subjects  are  given. 


STATE  DEPARTMENT. 

An  unpretending  brick  building,  in  the  saine  en- 
•closure  with  the  President's  house,  but  northeast  of  it, 
And  on  the  corner  of  Pennsylvania  avenue  and  Fif- 
teenth street,  is  occupied  by  the  Department  of  State. 
It  is  two  stories  high  above  the  basement,  the  latter 
-being  built  of  freestone.  The  length  of  the  building  is 
160  feet ;  width  55  feet.  Broad  passages  run  the 
•entire  length  of  the  building  on  both  floors,  and  on 
either  side  are  the  offices  of  the  Secretary  and  Assist- 


TO   WASHINGTON   CITY.  31 

ant  Secretary  of  State,  and  of  the  clerks  and  other  em- 
ployes of  the  Department.  The  library  of  books, 
maps  and  charts  in  this  building  is  immense,  and 
number  over  15,000  distinct  works.  Copies  of  all 
works  copyrighted  in  this  country  are  also  carefully 
preserved  in  this  Department,  and  the  volumes  num- 
ber at  this  time  12,000  or  14,000.  In  this  unpretend- 
ing building  is  transacted  all  the  business  of  the  Gov- 
ernment with  foreign  countries.  The  original  of  the 
Declaration  of  Independence,  and  other  papers  of  his- 
toric note  and  interest  to  American  citizens,  may  all  be 
seen  here. 

This  building  is  surrounded  by  an  iron  fence  ;  the 
grounds  enclosed  being  tastefully  ornamented  with 
shade  trees.  On  the  northern  front  of  the  building  is 
a  portico  of  the  Ionic  order  of  architecture. 


WAR  DEPARTMENT. 

The  building  in  which  the  business  connected  with 
the  Department  of  War  is  transacted,  is  situated  in  the 
northwest  corner  of  the  grounds  partly  occupied  by  the 
White  House,  and  is  a  building  somewhat  similar  to 
that  occupied  by  the  State  Department.  Like  the  lat- 
ter, it  xvas  originally  only  two  stories  high,  but  the 
great  increase  of  business  during  the  civil  war  necessi- 
tated the  addition  of  another  story.  The  dimensions 
of  the  building  are  130  feet  long  by  60  wide.  Like  the 
State  Department,  this  building  also  has  a  portico  of 
the  Ionic  order,  facing  north.  Its  interior  arrangement 
is  similar  to  that  of  the  State  Department  building. 


32  THE  STRANGER'S  GUIDE-BOOK 

Here  is  transacted  all  business  connected  with  Army 
operations.  The  accumulation  of  business,  consequent 
upon  the  war,  has  caused  a  great  increase  of  the  cleri- 
cal force  over  what  it  was  in  former  years,  when  but  a 
few  thousand  men  constituted  tlie  Federal  army.  The 
floors  of  the  rooms  in  the  building  are  nicely  carpeted, 
and  the  walls  are  decorated  with  pictures  representing 
battle  scenes. 


NAVY  DEPARTMENT. 

The  Navy  Department  is  situated  directly  south  of 
the  War  Department,  and  within  a  few  yards  of  it. 
The  building  is  similar  in  construction  to  those  occu- 
pied by  the  War  and  State  Departments.  It  is  three 
stories  high  ;  a  new  story  having  been  added  recently. 
Here  is  transacted  all  business  connected  with  Naval 
operations.  The  rooms  of  the  building  are  well  fur- 
nished, and  the  walls  are  adorned  with  portraits  of 
Naval  heroes.  Trophies  captured  in  Naval  fights  may 
at  times  be  seen  here.  The  grounds  of  this  building, 
as  well  as  those  around  the  War  Department,  are  en- 
closed by  neat  iron  fences,  and  are  ornamented  by 
numerous  shade  trees. 


NAVY  YARD. 

The  Navy  Yard  is  over  a  mile  east  of  the  Capitol,  on 
the  Eastern  branch  of  the  Potomac  River.  It  covers 
an  area  of  about  20  acres,  and  is  enclosed  on  the  land 


TO   WASHINGTON   CITY.  33 

side  by  a  massive  brick  wall.  The  entrance  is  at  the 
foot  of  Eighth  street  east,  and  is  through  a  handsome 
arched  gateway,  the  design  of  the  architect  Latrobe. 
This  yard  is  one  of  the  most  extensive  in  the  Union, 
and  keeps  in  constant  employ  an  immense  number  of 
workmen,  who  are  continually  engnged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  anchors,  chain  cables,  steam  engines,  boilers, 
sails,  and  every  description  of  article  necessary  to  the 
building,  repair,  or  fitting  out  of  vessels  of  war.  The 
yard  is  always  in  a  neat  and  cleanly  condition,  and 
the  arrangements  of  the  workshops  are  perfect  in  all 
details.  Near  the  entrance  (inside)  are  buildings  for 
the  residence  of  the  Commandant  of  the  yard,  and  for 
other  officers  on  duty  there. 

Near  the  gate  are  large  cannon,  captured  by  Com. 
Decatur  at  Tripoli ;  and  other  trophies  of  victory  may 
be  seen  at  different  points  in  the  yard. 

"War  vessels  of  the  largest  draught,  and  smaller  ves- 
sels, are  always  lying  off  the  yard  for  repair ;  while 
new  vessels  are  oftentimes  being  constructed.  War 
vessels  of  foreign  friendly  nations  also  frequently  come 
up  and  anchor  off  the  yard. 

All  the  departments  of  the  yard,  including  the  ship 
houses,  iron  and  brass  fouuderies,  ordnance  department, 
machine  shops,  pyrotechnical  laboratory,  rolling  mill, 
&c.,  should  be  visited.  There  are  two  immense  ham- 
mers here,  one  of  which  weighs  3,600  Ibs.,  and  the 
other  2,240  Ibs.,  both  of  which  always  prove  attractive 
to  visitors. 

On  Eighth  street  east,  and  a  short  distance  north 
of  the  Navy  Yard,  are  the  Barracks  for  the  United 
States  Marines,  which  are  enclosed  by  a  heavy  brick 
wall. 


34  THE  STRANGER'S  GUIDE-BOOK 


THE  ARSENAL. 

At  some  distance  south  of  the  Capitol,  and  at  the 
junction  of  the  Eastern  Branch  with  the  Potomac,  on 
what  is  known  as  Greenleaf 's  Point,  is  situated  the 
Washington  Arsenal.  It  is  surrounded  on  three  sides 
by  water,  and  presents  a  fine  appearance.  Ilere  are 
prepared  all  kinds  of  ordnance,  by  the  best  and  latest 
improvements  in  machinery  adapted  to  the  purpose. 
The  storehouse  and  buildings  are  spacious,  and  are 
filled  with  warlike  instruments  of  all  kinds.  Besides, 
there  are  collected  here  a  number  of  famous  batteries 
which  have  done  good  service  in  wars  in  which  the 
United  States  have  been  engaged.  Among  them  are 
the  famous  batteries  of  Bragg  and  Duncan,  which  did 
such  splendid  execution  in  Mexico.  Many  old  pieces 
used  or  captured  in  the  Revolution  of  177(5  are  also  to 
be  seen  here.  In  the  model  office  are  patterns  of  all 
sorts  of  arms  and  equipments ;  not  only  such  as  are  in 
use  in  our  own,  but  also  in  foreign  armies.  Two 
buildings,  Avhich  present  the  appearance  of  pyramids, 
contain  machinery  for  testing  the  strength  and  quality 
of  gunpowder. 


COLUMBIAN  ARMORY. 

This  building  was  designed  as  a  depository  of  arms 
for  the  District  of  Columbia  militia,  and  of  national 
trophies,  relics,  flags,  &c.  It  is  built  of  brick,  painted 
white,  and  is  three  stories  high  ;  103  feet  long  and  57 
feet  wide.  It  is  a  fine  piece  of  architecture.  Iron  col- 


TO   WASHINGTON   CITY.  35 

umns  support  the  floors  of  the  second  and  third  stories. 
It  is  situated  on  the  "Island,"  between  Sixth  and  Sev- 
enth streets;  on  the  "Mall"  or  public  ground  between 
the  Capitol  and  Smithsonian  Institute. 


THE  CITY  HALL. 

The  citizens  of  "Washington  have  one  building, 
which,  for  beauty  and  architectural  design,  is  not  in- 
ferior to  any  belonging  to  the  U.  S.  Government,  and 
that  is  the  City  Hall,  which  is  situated  at  the  north 
end  of  Four-and-a-Half  street,  on  what  is  known  as 
Judiciary  square.  The  structure  is  of  the  Ionic  order 
of  architecture,  and  was  designed  by  George  Iladfield, 
and  commenced  in  1820 ;  but  delays  occurred,  and  it 
was  not  completed  until  1850.  The  length  of  the 
building  is  over  200  feet  from  east  to  west.  The  main 
building  is  150  feet  long,  and  two  wings,  each  166  feet 
from  north  to  south,  and  47  feet  in  height  from  projec- 
tions on  either  side.  Between  these  wings  there  is  a 
stone  pavement  61  feet  wide.  A  magnificent  portico 
in  the  centre  is  studded  with  18  Ionic  columns.  Tun- 
nel-shaped passages  run  under  each  projection,  and  on 
either  side  are  rooms  occupied  as  offices  by  various 
corporation  officers.  There  is  also  a  portico  at  the 
south  end  of  each  projection.  In  the  eastern  projection 
are  the  offices  of  the  clerks  of  the  Courts  and  of  the 
marshal  of  the  District.  The  corporation  offices  and 
Council  Chambers  occupy  the  western  projection.  The 
court  rooms  are  in  the  main  building,  on  either  side  of 
the  large  portico.  The  building  presents  a  really  im- 


36  THE   STRANGER'S   GUIDE-BOOK 

posing  appearance.  The  grounds  around  it  have  been 
laid  out  in  fashionable  style,  and  when  completed  and 
the  trees  begin  to  grow,  the  park  will  be  one  of  the 
handsomest  in  the  city. 


SOLDIERS'    HOME. 

On  a  high  plateau,  three  miles  north  of  the  Capi- 
tol, is  the  "  Soldier's  Home  "  or  "  Military  Asylum." 
The  site  was  selected  by  General  Scott,  the  object 
being  the  establishment  of  a  home  for  the  wornout 
veterans  of  the  United  States  Army.  From  its  eleva- 
tion a  charming  view  is  had  of  all  the  surrounding 
country.  The  main  building  is  593  feet  long,  and  is 
built  after  the  Norman  style  of  architecture,  of  East 
Chester  marble.  A  mess  room  60  feet  long  is  in  the 
rear  of  the  main  building.  Two  smaller  buildings, 
one  52  by  40  feet,  and  the  other  48  by  40  feet,  are 
near  the  main  building,  and  are  known  as  officers' 
quarters.  The  Presidents  of  the  United  States  have, 
for  a  few  years  past,  occupied  one  of  these  last -men- 
tioned buildings  as  a  summer  resort.  The  drives  lead- 
ing to  this  retreat  are  exceedingly  fine  and  romantic. 


NATIONAL  OBSERVATORY. 

The  National  Observatory,  which  has  already  played 
a  prominent  part  in  the  world  of  science,  was  erected 
during  the  administration  of  President  Tyler,  and  is 
situated  between  the  President's  house  and  George- 


TO  WASHINGTON   CITY.  37 

town,  at  the  distance  of  about  a  mile  west  of  the 
former.  The  building  is  two  stories  high,  and  is  sur- 
mounted by  a  movable  dome.  It  is  50  feet  square, 
and  there  are  wings  extending  east,  south,  and  west.. 
From  the  top  of  the  building,  a  magnificent  view  of' 
Georgetown  and  the  surrounding  country  as  far  down,' 
as  Fort  "Washington  is  afforded.  The  large  telescope 
called  the  "  Equatorial,"  which  is  a  fourteen-foot  re- 
fractor, is  mounted  in  the  revolving  dome,  and  it  is 
worth  while  to  observe  the  splendid  machinery  at- 
tached to  it.  Smaller  telescopes  are  constantly  em?- 
ployed  searching  the  heavens ;  and  besides  the  astro- 
nomical observations  made  here,  chronometers  for  the 
use  of  the  Navy  are  thoroughly  tested;  researches  are 
made  as  to  tides,  currents,  &c.,  and  longitudes  are  de- 
termined with  great  accuracy  by  the  aid  of  the  electric 
telegraph.  This  observatory  occupies  a  high  rank 
among  the  similar  institutions  of  the  world-,  and  longi- 
tude and  latitude  are  now  reckoned  from  it  as  frequent- 
ly and  as  accurately  as  from  Greenwich.  The  Observ- 
atory lies  in  north  latitude  38°  53'  39",  and  west  longi- 
tude 77°  2'  48"  from  Greenwich,  and  is  itself  a  meridian. 
The  time  for  "Washington  and  Georgetown  is  regulated 
here  by  a  black  ball,  which,  at  precisely  12  o'clock  on 
each  day,  is  let  fall  from  the  flagstaff"  of  the  Observa- 
tory. 

This  is  one  of  the  most  interesting  places  to  visit  in 
the  District,  and  visitors  will  always  find  some  one 
in  attendance  to  show  and<  explain  the  objects  to  b»< 
seen. 


THE   STRANGER'S    GUIDE-BOOK 


INSANE    ASYLUM. 

The  Insane.  Asylum,  which  is  built  of  brick,  and 
is  711  feet  long,  surrounded  by  highly  ornamented 
grounds,  is  situated  on  a  prominent  elevation,  in  a  re- 
tired spot  on  the  east  bank  of  the  Potomac,  across  the 
Anacostia  or  Eastern  Branch.  The  style  of  architec- 
ture is  Gothic.  The .  centre  building  is  enriched  with 
buttresses  on  the  corner,  and  the  windows  are  finished 
with  hood  mouldings  of  cast  iron.  Embattled  para- 
pets surround  the  whole  building,  and  while  the  facade 
presented  is  extremely  simple,  it  is  yet  very  rich.  The 
institution  is  admirably  conducted,  and  is  worthy  a 
visit. 


CONGRESSIONAL  CEMETERY. 

The  Congressional  Cemetery  (originally  called  the 
u  "Washington  Parish  Burial  Ground  ")  is  beautifully 
situated  on  the  Eastern  Branch  of  the  Potomac,  about 
two  miles  from  the  Capitol.  The  grounds  are  laid  out 
in  splendid  style,  with  paths  and  avenues  running  all 
around  and  through  them.  Trees  and  shrubbery  or- 
nament the  grounds,  and  the  whole  is  enclosed  by  a 
brick  fence.  Here  repose  the  remains  of  high  and 
low,  rich  and  poor,  distinguished  and  obscure.  Al- 
though denominated  the  "  Congressional "  burying 
ground,  yet  Congress  has  no  immediate  control  over 
it.  Many  distinguished  men  are,  however,  here  in- 
terred, and  rows  of  plain  cenotaphs  have  been  erected, 
and  upon  these  are  inscribed  from  time  to  time  the 


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names  of  such  members  of  Congress  as  die  in  "Washing- 
ton, or  during  their  term  of  Congressional  service. 
Many  of  the  monuments  are  exceedingly  interesting, 
not  only  as  magnificent  works  of  art,  hut  on  account 
of  the  distinguished  names  to  be  found  inscribed  upon 
many  of  them. 

The  remains  of  General  Taylor,  Henry  Clay,  John 
0.  Calhoun,  and  others  whose  names  are  historical, 
reposed  for  a  while  in  the  vault  of  this  Cemetery. 
Here  too  are  monuments  in  memory  of  naval  heroes, 
while  the  red  man  of  the  forest  has  representatives  in 
various  graves.- 


MOUNT    YERNON". 

Mount  Yernon  belongs  to  the  people  of  the  United 
States.  By  contribution  they  purchased  it,  and  they 
have  full  control  over  it.  It  is  eight  miles  below  Alex- 
andria, and  fifteen  below  Washington,  and  occupies 
one  of  the  most  beautiful  and  romantic  sites  to  be 
found  on  the  banks  of  the  Potomac.  Its  great  attrac- 
tion is,  however,  to  be  found  in  the  fact  that  it  was 
the  home  of  Washington,  and  that  his  honored  re- 
mains there  quietly  repose.  In  the  days  of  Washing- 
ton, the  building  no  doubt  presented  a  very  fine  ap- 
pearance, but  the  hand  of  time  has  lain  heavily  upon 
it.  and  it  now  presents  a  somewhat  dilapidated  appear- 
ance. There,  however,  Washington  lived,  and  there  he 
died,  and  there  he  and  his  wife  quietly  sleep ;  and 
Mount  Yernon  has  therefore  become  the  Mecca  to 
which  Americans  annually  make  pilgrimages.  A  por- 
tion of  the  furniture  of  the  house  is  in  the  same  posi- 


40  THE  STRANGER'S   GUIDE-BOOK 

tion  as  when  "Washington  left  it ;  and  among  the  ob- 
jects of  interest,  apart  from  the  buildings  and  grounds, 
are  pictures  of  the  Washington  family,  the  key  of  the 
Bastile  presented  to  Washington  by  Lafayette,  and 
other  curiosities. 

The  mausoleum  is  of  plain  brick,  and  the  lid  of 
Washington's  white  marble  sarcophagus  is  wrought 
with  the  arms  of  his  country,  and  has  simply  inscribed 
upon  it  the  one  name  "Washington." 


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41 


PART  SECOND. 


TABLE  SHOWING  THE  ANNUAL  COMPENSATION  OF  ALL  THK 
PRINCIPAL  OFFICERS  AND  EMPLOYES  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES 
GOVERNMENT,  ALSO  THE  RANK  AND  PAY  OF  OFFICERS,  ETC., 
OF  THE  ARMY  AND  NATY  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES,  SALARIES 
OF  GOVERNORS  OF  STATES  AND  TERRITORIES,  ETC. 


Annual  Salaries  of  the  Principal  Officers  and  Employes  of  th« 
United  States  Government. 


President  $ 

25,000 
2,500 
1,500 
8,000 

$8,000 
3,000 
2,200 

Disbursing  Clerk  2,000 

Other    clerks    range   from 
$1,200  to    1,800 

Assistant        "        

Vice-President  

STATE  DEPARTMENT. 

Secretary  of  State  

Laborers   and   Watchmen, 
each  600 

First  Comptroller  3500 

Chief  clerk  to  do.                .     2  000 

Other  clerks  to  First  Comp- 
troller       $1,200  to    1  600 

Chief  Clerk  

Disbursing  Clerk  

2,000 

2.000 
1,800 
1,600 
1,400 
1,200 
900 
700 
600 

17,500 

T. 

$s,ooo 

4.000 

Second    Comptroller  3,000 
Chief  clerk  to  do  2  000 

Superintendent   of   Statis- 
tics               

Other  clerks  to  do.    from 
$1,200  to    1,600 
Messengers  to  do  840 

Clerks  of  4th  class,  each... 
"           Sd       "        "    .. 
"           2d       "        "    .. 
•'           1st       "        "    .. 

Laborers  600 

First,  second,  third,  fourth, 
and  fifth  Auditors,  each..    3,000 
Chief  clerks  to  do.  each....     2,000 
Other  clerks   to  do.    from 
$1,200  to    1,600 

Assistant  Messenger  
Watchmen,  each  

Salaries  of  Envoys  Extra- 
ordinary. Ministers,  Com- 
missioners, Consuls,  and 
Secretaries,    &c.,    range 
from  $500  to 

Assistant  do    each  700- 

Treasurer          8,000 

TREASURY    DEPABTMES 

Secretary  of  Treasury  
Assistant       " 

Chief  clerk  to  do  2,000 

Other  clicks  to   do.   from 
$1,200  to    1,800 
Assistant  Treasurer  at  Bos- 
ton...                               ..    4,000- 

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Ass't  do.  at  New  York  $6.000 
at  Philadelphia..  '  2,000 
at  St.  Louis..  4,000 
at  San  Francisco.     4,000 
Clerks  to  above  range  from 
$1,200  to    3,500 
Messengers   to    do,    from 
$700  to       900 
Regi  ster  of  Treasury  8,000 

Director's  clerk  $1,800 
Treasurer's     clerks     from 
$1,500  to    1,800 

ASSAY  OFFICE  AT  HEW  YORK. 

Superintendent  $3,500 

Treasurer  and  also  Assist- 
ant Treasurer  of  United 
States  4000 

Chief  clerk  to  do  2,000 

Solicitor  of  Treasury  8,500 
Chief  clerk  to  do  2,000 
Commissioner  of  Customs.    8,000 
Chief  clerk  to  do  2,000 

Assayer  8,000 

Melter  and  Refiner  3.000 
Assistant  Assayer  2,000 

Treasurer's  chief  clerk  2,500 
Accountant  1,800 

BUREAU  OP  CONSTRUCTION. 

Supervising  Architect           f8  000 

Weigh  clerk  1,800 

Assistant  do  1.600 

Barclerk  1,500 

Chief  clerk  to  do  2,500 

BRANCH  MINT   AT  BAN  FRANCISCO. 

Superintendent  $4.500 

UNITED   STATES   COAST  SURVEY. 

Treasurer  4,600 

First  Assistant  do  8,500 

Melter,    Refiner,    Assiiyer 

Second  Assistant  Sup't  2,500 
Third         do.          do  2,300 
Fourth       do.          do  2,100 
Fifth         do.         do  2,000 
Other  Assistants  do.  from 
$1,000  to    1,900 
Sup't  Assistants  do.   from 
$600  to    1,100 
Hydrographic  Inspection..     2,825 
Computers  from  $1,000  to    1,600 
Extra  observers  1  ,500 

Commissioner  of  Internal 
Revenue  4,000 

Chief  clerk  to  do  1,800 

Supervising    Inspector    of 
Steamboats  1,500 

WAR   DEPARTMENT. 

Secretary  of  War.  $8,000 

Assistant  do.  each  3,000 

Chief  dork                               2  200 

Draughtsmen  from  $900  to    1,8'ifl 
Engravers  from  $900  to.  ...    2,000 

Other  clerks  from  $1,200  to    2,000 
Messenger  900 

Electrotypist  2,000 

Assistant  do.  from  $720  to       840 
Laborers  600 

Artificer  1,000 

Adjutant  General  3,594 
Assistant  do.  from  $1,956  to    2.682 
Chief  clerk  1,800 

Assistant  Sup't  of  Weights 

UNITED  STATES    MINTS. 

IDirector  of  Mint  at  Phila- 
delphia    $3,500 
Treasurer  of  do  2,000 
Assaycr  of  do  2  000 

Other  clerks  from  $1,200  to    1,600 
Messenger  840 

Quartermaster  General....    8,594 
Deputy  do  2,244 

Assistant  do.  each  2,582 

Clerks  to  do.  from  ^1,200  to    1,800 
Messengers  to  do  840 
Commissary     General     of 
Subsistence  2,582 

Melter  anil  Refiner  of  do.  .     2,000 
•Chief  Coiner  of  do  2,000 
Engraver  of  do  2.000 

Assistants  to  do.  each  1,956 
Second  Asst's  to  do.  each  ..     1.956 
Chief  clerk  1,800 
Messenger...                              840 

Assistant  Assaver  of  do.   ..     1.500 
.Ass't  Melter  aiul  Refiner..     1.500 

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Laborers  $600 

Engineer  in  Chief  of  above,  $8,000 

Paymaster  General  2,740 

Chief  clerk  to  do  1,800 

Acting             do  2.740 

Assistant  Engineers  750 

Additional        do.       ..       .     2740 

Chief  of  Bureau  of  Provis- 

Chief clerk  to  do  1800 

ion  and  Clothing  3,500 

Other  clorks  from  $1,200  to    1,600 

Chief  clerk  to  do  1,800 

Messenger  840 

Other  clerks,  each  1.400 

Surgeon  General  3,594 

Messenger  840 

Assistant  do.  from  $1,354  to    2,532 
Clerks  to  do.  from  $1,200  to    1,800 
Messenger  840 

Chief  of    Bureau  of  Ord- 
nance and  Hydrography,    3,500 
Chief  clerk  to  do  1,800 

Chief  Engineer  3,594 

Other  clerks,  each  1,400 

Assistant  do  1,956 

Draughtsman  1,400 

Clerks  to  do  from  $1,200  to    1  SOO 

Messenger  840 

Chief  of  Bureau  of  Medi- 

Chief of  Topographical  En- 

cine and  Surgery  8,500 

gineers  T  3594 

Assistant  do  2,800 

Assistant  do.         2,244 

Clerks,  each  1,400 

Clerks  to  do.  from  $1,200  to    1,800 

Chief  of  Bureau  of  Equip- 
ment and  Recruiting  .  .  .     3,500 

Laborer  600 

Chief  clerk  to  "do  1.200 

Chief  of  Ordnance.   .   .            3594 

Assistants    to     do.     from 

tion  3,500 

$1  554  to    2  244 

Chief  clerk  to  do  1,400 

Clerks  to  do.  from  $1,200  to    1,800 

Messengers  840 

Watchmen  600 

Judge  Advocate  General..     2,532 
Deputy             do.     .  .       .1  956 

Laborers  from  $240  to  600 

(See  "Tus  ABMY,"  p.  48.) 

NAVY   DEPARTMENT. 

Secretary  of  the  Navy  $3,000 
Assistant  do  4,000 

(See  "  THE  NAVY,"  p.  53.) 

POST   OFFICE   DEPARTMENT. 

Postmaster  General  $8,000 
First,   Second    and   Third 
Assistants,  each  3,000 

Chief  clerk  2200 

Register   and    Disbursing 

Office  2,200 

clerk  2  000 

Other  clerks  from  $1,200  to    1,600 

ment  Office  1,800 

Messenger  900 

Assistant  d»                                700 

Office                                     1  800 

Chief  <>f   Bureau  of  Yard 
and  Docks  3,500 

Principal  clerk  of  Finance 
Office  1,800 

Chief  clerk  do  1,800 

Other  clerks  from  $1,200  to    1,400 

tion  Office  1,800 

Civil  Endneer  2,000 

Topographer  1,800 

Draughtsman  1,400 

Disbursing  clerk  and  Sup't 

Messenger  840 

of  Post  Office  Building..     2,000 

Chief  of  Bureau   of   Con- 
struction, Equipment  & 
Repair  3,500 

Clerks,  class  No.  3,  each.  .  .     1.600 
Do.       No.  2,  each...     1.400 
Do.       No.  1,  each...     1.200 

Chief  ck-rk  1,800 
Other  cli-rks,  each  1  400 

Temporary  clerks,  each  ...     1,200 
Engineer,  <tc.....  1200 

Draughtsman  1  ,400 

Messengers  900 

Clerk  to  do  1,200 
Messenger...                               840 

Assistant  do.  each  840 
Watchmen,  each...                   600 

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DEPARTMENT   OF  THE   INTEBIOE. 

Secretary  of  Interior  $8.000 

Disbursing  clerk  $1,800 

Statistical  clerk....  1,600 

Assistant           do  8,000 
Chief  clerk        do  2,200 
Disbursing  clerks,  each  2,000 
Other  clerks  from  $1,400  to    1,800 
Messengers  from  $700  to  ...       900 
Watchmen,  each  600 

Librarian  of  Copyrights  ...     1,600 
Messenger  600 

INDIAN  OFFICE. 

Commissioner    of    Indian 
Affairs  $8000 

Superintendent   of  Docu- 
ment Room  1,800 

Chief  clerk  2,000 

Other  clerks  from  $1,200  to    1,800 
Watchmen,       Messengers, 
Ac.,  as  above. 

PENSION    OFFICE. 

Commissioner  $8,000 

Assistant  do  1,200 

Messenger  700 

Packer  900 

Laborers,  each  600 

OFFICE    FOR    SUPPRESSION   OF    AF- 
BIOAN    SLAVE  TRADE. 

Superintendent  $2,000 

Chief  clerk  2,000 

Other  clerks  from  $1,200  to    1,800 
Watchmen,  Messengers,  <fc 
Laborers,  same  as  above. 

CENSUS   BUREAU. 

Superintendent..,  $8,000 

Clerks  to  do.  $1,200  to  1,600 

GENERAL  LAND  OFFICE. 

Commissioner     of     Land 
Office                                    $8  000 

Chief  Clerk  2,000 

Disbursing  Clerk  2,000 

Chief  clerk  2,000 

Other  Clerks  from  $1,200  to    1,800 
Messengers,  Watchmen,  & 
Laborers,  same  as  above. 

PUBLIC   BUILDINGS. 

Commissioner  $2,000 

Recorder  2,000 

Other  clerks  from  $1,21)0  to    1,800 
Packers,      Laborers,     and 
Watchmen,      same      as 
above. 
Surveyors  of  Public  Lands 
from  $2,000  to  4,500 
Chief  clerks  to  do.  $1,400  to    4,500 

PATENT  OFFICE. 

Commissioner  of  Patents.  .  $4,500 
Chief  clerk  2,500 

Clerk  to  Commissioner  1,200 
Messenger  1,000 
Laborer,  per  month  86.50 

Captain  of  Capitol  Police..     1,740 
Police  of  Capitol,  each  1,100 
Watchmen   in    the   Crypt, 
each  800 

Gatekeeper  at  Capitol  876 
Watchmen,  each  600 

Chief  Examiners,  each  8,000 
Examiners,  each  2,500 

Doorkeeper,  Assist.   Door- 
keeper,  Watchmen,   and 
Fireman    at    the    Presl- 

Librarian  1,800 

Fourth  class  clerks,  each  .  .     1  ,800 
Machinist  1,600 

Third  class  clerks,  each....    1,600 
Second  Assistant  Examin- 

Gardener  of  President.  .  .  .         800 
Public  Gardener  600 

Becond  class  clerks,  each..     1,400 
Messengers,  each  840 

Laborers  on  Public  Gro'ds, 
Watchmen,    Lamplight- 

Watchmen,  each  600 

METROPOLITAN  POLICE  COMMIS- 
SIONERS. 

President  and  Commission- 
ers, each  ...                       .     $250 

AGRICULTURAL   DIVISION. 

Commissioner  $3,000 

Chief  clerk...                    .    2.000 

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Treasurer $S50 

Superintendent  of  Police..  1,500 

Clerk  to  the  Board 1,000 

Sergeants  of  Police,  each. .  600 
Police  Patrolmen,  each  per 

month! 40 

PENITENTIARY 

Warden ...  $1,300 

Deputy  Warden 900 

Clerk' 1,200 

Inspectors,  each 250 

Physician 600 

Chaplain 600 

Matron 600 

Guards,  each...". 660 

Messenger 660 

Night  Wall  Guard 730 

Foreman  of  Shoe  Shop 939 

HOSPITAL  FOR  INSANE. 

Superintendent,  board  and  $2,500 

Assist.  Physician,  "         "          900 

Clerk,  "         "          500 

Per  month. 

Male  Supervisor,  board  and  $35 
Female  "  "  "  15 

Male  Attendants,  each, 

board  and 14  to  18 

Female  Attendants,  each, 

board  and 10 

Carpenter,  board  and 42.25 

Gardener,  "  li  35 

Tailor,  "  "  20 

Other  Workmen,  &c., 

board  and  from 7.00  to  32 

Superintendent  of  Public 

Printing,  per  annum 3,000 

Clerks,  each 1,800 

ATTORXEY-GENERAL. 

Attorney-General $8,000 

Assist.  Attorney-General..     3,000 

Clerks,  from 1,400  to  1,600 

Messenger 900 

JUDICIARY — SUPREME   COTTRT. 

Chief  Justice $6,500 

Associate  Judges,  each 6,000 

Clerk Feos. 

Reporter 1,300 

COURT  OP  CLAIMS. 

Judges,  each $4,000 


Solicitors,  each $3,500 

Deputy  Solicitors,  each...     2,500 
Clerk 3,000 

DISTRICT  COURTS   OF  UNITED 
STATES. 

Judges,  from $1,800  to  $5,000 

Attorneys,  and  fees,  from  200  to  250 
Marshals,          "  "   200  to  250 
Chief  Justices  of  Territo- 
ries, from $2,000  to  $2,500 

CONGRESS— SENATE. 

The  compensation  of  each  Senator 
is  $6,000  for  each  Congress,  or 
$3,000  per  annum,  and  "mileage 
at  the  rate  of  $8  for  every  20 
miles  of  estimated  distance  by 
the  most  usual  road  from  his 
place  of  residence  to  the  seat  of 
Congress.  Deductions  are  made 
for  absence,  and  mileage  allow- 
ed for  only  two  sessions  to  each 
Congress. 
Secretary  of  the  Senate —  $3.600 

Chief  Clerk 2,500 

Principal  Clerk 2,160 

Principal  Executive  Clerk.     2,160 

Other  Clerks,  each 1,850 

Keeper  of  Stationery 1,752 

1  st  Messengers,  each 1,080 

Pac;e 500 

Sergeant-at-arms 2,000 

1st  Assist.  Doorkeeper 1,700 

2d        "  "          each    1,500 

Other  Messengers,  each....    1,200 

Postmaster 1,750 

Assistant  Postmaster 1,440 

Mail  Boys,  each 900 

Superintendent  of  Finances    1,200 

Assistant  do.  do 600 

Superintendent  of  Folding 

Room 1,500 

Superintendent    of    Docu- 
ment Koom 1,500 

Assistant  Superintendents 

of  Document  Room,  each    1,200 
Laborers,  from  $1.50  to  $2.50 

per  day. 
Chief  Engineer  of  Heating, 

Ac 1,500 

A  ssistant  Engineer  of  Heat- 

ing,&c 1,200 

There  are  2  Senators  from  each 
State. 


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BOUSE   OF   REPRESENTATIVES. 

The  compensation  of  a  member  or 
delegate  is  the  same  as  that  of  a 
Senator,  with  mileage,  <fcc. 
Clerk  of  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives   $3.600 

Chief  Clerk 2,160 

Journal  Clerk 2,160 

Assistant  Clerks,  each 1,80( 

Librarian c,  l,80f 

Temporary  Clerks,  each. . .     1,80( 

Chief  Messengers 1,75S 

Assistant  Chief  Messengers, 

each.., 1,200 

Folders,  each 1,200 

Engineer 1,500 

Assistant  Engineers,  each..     1,200 
Firemen,  each  $2.00  per  day. 
Laborers,  each  $1.50  to  2.00. 

Sergeant-at-arms $2,160 

Clerk  to  Sergeant-at-arms  .  1,800 
Messenger  to"  •'  "  .  1,200 

Postmaster    of    House    of 

Representatives 2,160 

Assistant     Postmaster    of 
House  of  Representatives    1,740 

Messengers,  each .1,440 

Mail  Boys,  each 900 

Doorkeeper,  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives      2,160 

Assist.  Doorkeeper,  House 

of  Representatives 1,740 

Superintendent    of   Docu- 
ment Room 1,752 

Assistant     Superintendent 

of  Document  Room 1,752 

Superintendent  of  Folding 

Room 1,800 

Messengers,  from  .  $1,200  to  1,500 
Folders,  from  $2.50  per  day  to  1,200 
Laborers,  from  $1.50  to  $3.00 

per  day. 
Clerk    to    Committee    of 

Claims 1,800 

Clerk    to    Committee    of 

Wiiys  and  Moans 1,800 

Messenger     to     Speaker's 

Room 1,800 

Chanla'.n  of  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives        750 


LIBRARY   OF  CONGRESS. 

Librarian $2,160 

&  Assistant  Librarians,  each    1,SOO 


Messenger $1,440 

Laborers,  each 600 


REPRESENTATION  IN  CONGRESS, 
BY  THE  LATE  APPORTIONMENT 
LAW. 

Alabama 6 

Arkansas 8 

California 8 

Connecticut 4 

Delaware 1 

Florida 1 

Georgia 7 

Illinois 14 

Indiana 11 

Iowa 6 

Kansas 1 

Kentucky 9 

Louisiana ' 5 

Maine 5 

Maryland 5 

Massachusetts 10 

Michigan 6 

Minnesota 2 

Mississippi 6 

Missouri 9 

New  Hampshire 8 

New  Jersey 6 

New  York 81 

North  Carolina 7 

Ohio 19 

Oregon 1 

Pennsylvania 24 

Rhode  Island 2 

South  Carolina 4c 

Tennessee 8 

Texas 4 

Vermont...' 8 

Virginia 11 

Wisconsin 6 

ANNUAL  SALARIES  OF  THE  GOVER- 
NORS OF  TUB  STATES  AND  TUB 
LOCATION  OF  SEAT  OF  GOVERN- 
MENT. 

MAINE—  Augusta $1,500 

EW      HAMPSHIRE— Con- 
cord   1,000 

VERMONT — Montpclier 1,000 

HASSAOHVSK.TTS — Boston . .  8,500 
';IIODE      ISLAND — Provi- 
dence and  Newport 1,000 

CONNECTICUT— Hartford  <fc 

New  Haven 1,100 


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NEW  YORK  —  Albany  
NEW  JERSEY—  Trenton  
PENNBYLVANiA-IIarrisburg 

$4.000 
3,000 
4000 

ILLINOIS—  Springfield  
MISSOURI  —  Jefferson  City.. 
IOWA  —  Des  Moines  

$1,500 
3,000 
2000 

DELAWARE  —  Dover  

1,834 

WISCONSIN  —  Madison  

1,250 

MARYLAND  —  Annapolis.  — 

MINNESOTA  —  St.  Paul  

1,500 

3,000 

KANSAS  —  Topeka.  

VIRGINIA—  Richmond  

CALIFORNIA  —  Sacramento. 
OREGON  —  Salem  

7,000 
1,500 

SOUTH  CAROLINA  —  Colum- 
bia   

NEBRASKA      TERRITORY  — 
Omaha  City  

2,500 

GEORGIA  —  Milledgeville.  .. 



WASHINGTON  TERRITORY  — 

3,000 

ALABAMA  —  Montgomery.  . 



NEVADA  TERRITORY  —  Cnr- 

2,500 

LOUISIANA  —  Baton  Kouge. 
TEXAS  —  Austin  



UT>VI     TERRITORY  —  Great 
Salt  Lake  City  

2,500 

ARKANSAS  —  Little  Eock.  .  . 
TENNESSEE  —  Nashville  .... 



COLORADO      TERRITORY  — 
Denver  City  

2.500 

KENTUCKY  —  Frankfort.  .  .  . 

2,500 
1,800 

DAKOTA        TERRITORY  — 
Yankton  

4,000 

MICHIGAN  —  Lansing  
INDIANA—  Indianapolis.  .  . 

1,000 
3.000 

NEW  MEXICO  TERRITORY  — 
Santa  Fe... 

3,000 

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THE    AKM  Y. 


A  TABLE 

Showing  the  Rank,  Pay,  Subsistence,  fye.,  allowed  by  Law  to  tht 
Officers,  Privates,  and  all  the  various  grades  in  the  Army  of  tht 
United  States. 

**,,,  The  pay  and  other  emoluments  are  the  same  in  the  volunteer 
service  as  in  the  corresponding  grades  in  the  regular  army. 

***  A  ration  is  the  food  for  a  soldier  for  a  day,  and  its  commutation 
value  is  80  cents.  Hence  the  40  rations  allowed  to  the  lieutenant- 
general,  are  equivalent  to  $12  per  day. 

**,(,  Forage  is  the  food  for  a  horse,  or  other  animal  employed  for 
draft,  &c.,  and  the  commutation  value  for  a  horse  is  $8  per  month. 
Hence,  for  the  three  horses,  $24  per  month  is  the  commutation  value. 

***  A  servant  of  an  officer  receives  the  pay  and  subsistence  of  a 
private  soldier. 

**>  In  addition  to  pay,  rations,  servants,  &c.,  there  are  some  other 
allowances  which  go  to  make  up  the  total  annual  pay ;  as,  the  Lieut.- 
General  is  allowed  $50  per  month  for  horses. 


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GENERAL  OFFICEBS. 

Lieutenant-General  

$270.00 

to 

4 

$9,336.00 

220.00 

15 

8 

5  724.00 

Brigadier-General  

124.00 

1" 

8 

g 

8,954.00 

Aids  and   Military  Secretary  to  Lieut- 
General,  each  

80.00 

5 

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2,876.00 

Senior  Aid  to  Genernl-in-Chief  

60.00 

t 

8 

9 

2,268.00 

Aid  to  Major-General  (and  pay,  &c.,  of 
Lieutenant)  

24.00 

1 

884.00 

Aid  to  Brigadier-General  (and  pay,  &c., 
of  Lieutenant)  

20.00 

1 

228.00 

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MOUNTED  DRAGOONS,  CAVALRY,  KIFLE- 
MEN,  AND  LIGHT  ARTILLERY. 
Colonel  

1110.00 

6 

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9 

$2,844.00 

Lieutenant-Colonel  

95.00 

5 

8 

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2,556.00 

Major  

80.00 

4 

8 

9, 

2,263.00 

Captain  

TO.  00 

4 

<?, 

1 

1,758.00 

First  Lieutenant  

58.33 

4 

f 

1 

1,557.96 

Second  Lieutenant  

53.33 

4 

•9 

1 

1,557.96 

Brevet  Second  Lieutenant  

63.33 

4 

9 

1 

1,557.96 

Adjutant  (and  pay  of  Lieutenant)  

ARTILLERY  AND  INFANTRY. 
Colonel  

10.00 
95.80 

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a 

9 

120.00 
2,664.00 

Lieutenant-Colonel  .  .  . 

80.00 

,•> 

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<f, 

2  376.00 

Major  

70.00 

4 

a 

9 

2,148.00 

Captain  . 

60.00 

4 

1 

1,446.00 

First  Lieutenant  

50.00 

4 

1 

1.326.00 

Second  Lieutenant  

4500 

4 

1 

1,266.00 

Brevet  Second  Lientenant  

45.00 

'4 

I 

1,266.00 

Adjutant  (in  addition  to  pay,  &c.,  of 
Lieutenant)  

10.00 

i 

216.00 

Regimental    Quartermaster    (and   pay, 
&c.,  of  Lieutenant)  

10.00 

9 

812.CO 

QUARTERMASTER'S  DEPARTMENT. 

Quartermaster-Gen.,  ranks  as  Brig.  -Gen. 
Ass't-Quarterra'r-Gen.,     "      Colonel.  .  . 
Deputy        "           "         "      Lieut.-Col. 
Quartermaster,                  "      Major  
Assistant  Quartermaster  

124.00 
110.00 
95.00 
80.00 
70.00 

12 
1 

5 
4 
4 

3 
8 
8 
8 
1 

8 
9 
9 
9 
1 

3,954.00 
2.844.00 
2,556.00 
2,268.00 
1,662.00 

ADJUTANT-GEXBRAL'B  DEPARTMENT. 

Adjutant-General,        ranks  as  Colonel. 
Assis't  Adj.  Gen.,                "       Lt.  Col. 
Second  Ass't  Adj.  -Gen.,      "       Major... 
Third  Ass't  Adj.-Geu.,       "       Captain 

SUBSISTENCE  DEPARTMENT. 

Commissary-General,  ranks  as  Colonel.  . 
Assis't  Com.  -General,        "        Lt.-Col.. 
Commissary                        "        Major  ... 
Second  Commissary,          "        Captain  . 
Assis't  Commissary  (and  pay  of  Lieut.). 

5 

110.00 
95.00 
80.00 
70.00 

110.00 
95.00 
80.00 
70.00 
20.00 

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4 
4 

6 
5 

4 

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8 

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8 
8 

3 
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9 

1 

2,844.00 
2,556.00 
2,208.00 
1,662.00 

2,844.00 
2,556.00 
2,268.00 
1,662.00 
132.00 

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MRDIOAL  DEPARTMENT. 

Surgeon-General  

$228.33 

$2,740.00 

Surgeons  of  10  years'  service  

80.00 

8 

8 

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2,700.00 

u          less  than  lOyears  

80.00 

4 

8 

2.268.00 

Assis't-Surgeon  of  10  years'  service  

70.00 

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2,094.00 

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70.00 

4 

1 

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1,662.00 

"           "        •      less   than    5   years' 

service  

53.33 

4 

1 

1 

1,462.00 

8000 

4 

•~> 

2,268.00 

Inspector  General,      "       Colonel  

110.00 

6 

:: 

3 

2,844.00 

Signal-Officer,             "       Major  

8000 

4 

0 

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Pay  master-General  

228.83 

2,740.00 

95.00 

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80.00 

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8 

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2,268.00 

ENGINEER,  TOPOGRAPHICAL,  AND  OKD- 

NANCB  DEPARTMENT. 

Colonel  

11000 

• 

8 

• 

2844.00 

Lieutenant-Colonel  

95.00 

5 

I 

2,556.00 

8000 

4 

0 

226800 

Captain  

70.00 

4 

1 

1 

1,662.00 

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1 

1 

1,462.00 

Second  Lieutenant  

53.88 

4 

1 

1 

1.462.00 

Brevet  Second  Lieutenant  

53.83 

4 

I 

1 

1,462.00 

Commanding  officer  of  company  $10  per  month,  for  responsibility 
of  clothing,  arms,  &c. 

Paymasters'  clerks,  $700  per  annum,  and  75  cents  per  day  when 
actually  on  duty. 

Chaplains,  $40  to  $60  per  month. 

Chaplains  in  volunteers,  as  captains  of  cavalry. 


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xsD  OFFICKKS,  PRIVATES,  &o. 
Monthly  Pay.— Ono  Ration  to  each  Man. 


Artiflery  and  Infantry. 

Sergeant-Major $21.00 

Qa!irtermijster-Ser,'eant..  1T.OO 

First  Sergeant 20.00 

Sergeant 1T.OO 

Corporal 18.00 

Artificer,  Artillery J5.00 

Musician 12.00 

Private 18.00 

Principal  Musician 21.00 

Cavalry. 

Sergeant  Major 21.00 

Quartermaster-Sergeant...  21.00 

ChiefBnder 21.00 

First  Sergeant 20.00 

Sergeant 17.00 

Corporal 14.00 

Bugler 13.00 

Farrier  and  Blacksmith ...  15.00 

Private 13.00 


Ordnance. 

Master-Armorer,  Master- 
Carriage-Maker,  or  Mas- 
ter-Blacksmith    $34.00 

Armorer,  Carriage-Maker, 

orBhttkamUk 20.00 

Artificer 17.00 

Laborer 13.00 

Sappers,  Jftnfrs,    and    Ponto- 
niers. 

Sergeant S4.00 

Corporal 20.00 

Private,  first  cl.iss 17.00 

Private,  second  class 13.00 

Musician 12.00 

Medical  Cadets 30.00 

Hospital     Steward,     first 

class 22.00 

Hospital  Steward,  second 

class 20.00 

Matron...                      6.00 


Female  Nurse,  40  cents  per  day,  and  one  ration. 


INSIGNIA  OF  RANK. 

In  the  United  States  army,  the  uniform  or  dress,  style  of 
sword,  buttons,  epaulets,  &c.,  are  prescribed  by  law ;  but  a 
sufficiently  distinguishing  badge,  for  the  ordinary  observer,  is 
the  shoulder-strap  for  the  commissioned,  and  the  chevron  for 
the  non-commissioned  officers. 

SHOULDER-STRAPS. 

The  particular  arm  of  the  service  is  indicated  by  the  color 
of  the  strap.  General  Staff  and  Corps,  dark  blue.  Infantry, 
light  blue.  Artillery,  scarlet.  Cavalry,  yellow. 

Major-General  Commanding,  dark  blue,  gold-embroider- 
ed border,  three  silver-embroidered  stars  of  five  rays,  centre 
star  largest. 


52  THE    STRANGER'S   GUIDE-BOOK 

Other  Major-Generals,  the  same,  but  only  two  stars. 

Brigadier-General,  same,  with  but  one  star. 

Colonel,  same,  except  silver-embroidered  spread-eagle,  in- 
stead of  stars. 

Lieutenant-Colonel,  same  as  colonel,  but  silver-embroi- 
dered leaf,  instead  of  eagle. 

Major,  same  strap  as  colonel,  but  gold  leaf. 

Captain,  same  as  colonel,  according  to  corps,  omitting 
eagle,  and  instead  two  gold-embroidered  bars  at  each  end, 
parallel  to  end  of  strap.  • 

First  Lieutenant,  same  as  for  captain,  but  only  one  bar  at 
each  end. 

Second  Lieutenant,  same  as  lieutenant,  omitting  the  bars. 

For  Medical  Cadet,  strap  of  green  cloth,  with  strip  of 
gold  lace  in  middle. 

CHEVRONS   (marked  on  the    sleeves    of   non-commissioned 
officers). 

Sergeant-Major,  three  bars  and  an  arc,  in  silk. 

Quartermaster-Sergeant,  three  bars,  and  a  tie,  in  silk. 

Ordnance-Sergeant,  three  bars  and  a  star,  in  silk. 

Hospital  Steward,  half  chevron,  green,  yellow  silk,  em- 
broidered, and  a  "  caduceus,"  or  Mercury's  wand.  (See 
Webster's  Unabridged.) 

First  Sergeant,  three  bars  and  a  lozenge,  in  worsted. 

Sergeant,  three  bars,  in  worsted. 

Corporal,  two  bars,  in  worsted. 

Pioneer,  two  crossed  hatchets. 

To  indicate  service  :  non-commissioned  officers,  musicians, 
and  privates,  five  years'  faithful  service,  diagonal  half  chevron 
on  both  sleeves ;  additional  half  chevron  for  every  subse- 
quent five  years. 


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53 


THE    N  A  Y  Y. 


Sank  and  Pay,  as  established  by  Law,  in  the  Navy  and  Marine  of 
the  United  States. 

By  Act  of  Congress,  July,  1862,  the  following  nine  grades  are 
established,  in  the  active  list  of  line  officers  of  the  United  States 
Navy,  corresponding  in  rank  with  the  army  officers  designated  below : 

1.  Rear  Admirals ranking  with Major-Generals. 

3.  Commodores "  Brigadier-Generals. 

8.  Captains "  Colonels. 

4.  Commanders "  Lieutenant -Colonels. 

5.  Lieutenant-Commanders.  "  Majors. 

6.  Lieutenants "  Captains. 

7.  Masters "  First  Lieutenants. 

8.  Ensigns Second  Lieutenants. 

9.  Midshipmen. 

PAT  PER  ANXTJM. 


Rear-  Admiral  : 

Shore  duty  

?1875 

$5000 

Shore  duty  

4,000 

1  500 

Leave  of  absence,  or  wait- 

On  retired  list  

1,800 

ihg  orders  

8,000 

On  retired  list  

2000 

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Commodore  : 

Shore  duty  

1,500 

4000 

Shore  duty  

8,200 

1  200 

Leave  of  absence,  or  wait- 

On  retired  list  

1,000 

in"  orders  

2,400 

On  retired  list  

1,800 

At  sea  

1,500 

Captains  : 

Shore  duty  

1,200 

At  sea  

8,500 

On  leave,  or  waiting  or- 

Shore  duty        

2800 

960 

Leave  of  absence,  or  wait- 

On  retired  list  

800 

ins  orders  

2,100 

Ensigns  : 

On  retired  list  

1,600 

At  sea  

1,200 

960 

At  sea  

2.800 

On  leave,  or  waiting  or- 

2,240 

768 

Leave  of  absence,  or  wait- 

On  retired  list  

500 

1,6SO 

500 

On  retired  list  

1,400 

Fleet  Surgeons  

8,500 

Lieut.-Commanders  : 
At  sea  

2,343 

Surge-ms  (at  sea)  : 
First  five  years  

2,200 

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Second  five  years     ....    $2  400 

On  leave  $960 

Third  five  years  2,600 

Boatswains,  Gunnr  rs.  Car- 
penters, and  Sailma- 
kers  (at  sea}  : 
First  three  years  1,000 

Fourth  five  years  2,800 

After  twenty  years  8,000 

On  other  duty  .  .  $2,000  to    2,800 
Ou  .l»ave,  or  waiting  or- 
ders    $1,600  to    2,800 

Second  three  years  1,150 

Third  three  vears  1,250 

Retired  Surgeons  : 
Rank  as  commanders....     1.100 
"       lieutenants  1,000 
Passed  Assist  Surgeons  : 
At  sea  1,500 

Fourth  th  ree  years  1,350 
After  twelve  years  1,450 

Onotherduty  $800  to    1,200 
On  leave,  or  waiting  or- 
ders    $600  to    1,000 

Other  duty  1,400 

Engineers  : 
Chief  Engineer  (on  duty); 
First  five  years  1,800 

On  leave,  or  waiting  or- 
ders          800 

Retired  1650  to       850 

Second  five  years  2,200 

Paymasters  (at  sea)  : 
First  five  years  2,000 

Third  five  years  2,450 

After  fifteen  years,  2,600 
On   leave  of  absence, 
$1,200  to  1,500 

Second  five  years.  2,400 

Third  five  years  2,600 

Fourth  five  years  2,900 

First  Assistant  : 
On  duty  1,250 

After  twenty  years.  8,000 
On  other  duty..  $1,800  to    2,800 
On  leave,  or  waiting  or- 
ders    $1,400  to    2,250 

On  leave  900 

Second  Assistant  : 
On  duty  1,000 

Retired  .  ..       $1,000  to    1;100 

On  leave  750 

Ass't  Paymasters  (at  sea  ): 
First  five  years  1,800 

Third  Assistant  : 
On  duty  750 

After  five  years  1,500 

On  leave  600 

Other  duty  $1.000  to    1,200 
On  leave,  or  waiting  or- 
ders    $SOO  to    1,000 

Navy  Agent: 
Commissions  not  exceed     8,000 
At  San  Francisco  4,000 

Chaplains,  paid  as  lieut's. 
Prof.  Matliematics  : 
On  duty  1,800 

Enginerr-in-Chief  .  T  3.000 

Se<:.  to  Com.  of  Squadron  ..     1,500 
Clerk        "           "           ..600 

MONTH. 

Captains  : 
Of  forecastle  $24 

PAY  PER 

Yeomen  : 
In  light  ship  $45 

In  frigate  40 

Of  tops  20 

In  sloop  80 

Of  afterguard  20 

Mate  : 
Master's  40 

Of  hold  20 

Coopers  20 

Boatswain's  25 

Painters  20 

Gunner's  25 

Stewards  : 
Ship's  80 

Carpenter's  25 

Sailmaker's          20 

Officer's  20 

Armorer's  20 

Surgeon's  $"25  to    40 

Jftistr-at-A  >">ne  25 

Paymaster's  $80  to    83 

Strip's  (  Corporals  20 

Nurses  14 

Cockswains  24 

Conks  : 
Ship's  24 

Quarte-rmt  inters  24 

Officer's...                           .    20 

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Master  of  Band $20 

Jfusicinns 12  to  15 

Seamen 18 

Ordinary  Seamen 14 

Landsmen 12 


Soys $8  and  $9 

Firemen  : 

First  class 80 

Second  class 25 

Coalheavers ..(  18 


RATIONS. 

Act  to  establish  atid  regulate  the  Navy  Rations,  approved 
August  29th,  1842. 

SEC.  1.  *  *  shall  consist  of  the  following  daily  allowance 
for  each  person :  one  pound  of  salt  pork,  with  half  a  pint  of 
peas  or  beans  ;  or  one  pound  of  salt  beef,  with  half  pound  of 
flour,  and  quarter  pound  of  raisins,  or  dried  apples,  or  other 
dried  fruits ;  or  one  pound  of  salt  beef,  with  half  pound  of 
rice,  two  ounces  butter,  and  two  ounces  cheese,  together  with 
fourteen  ounces  biscuit,  quarter  ounce  tea,  or  one  ounce 
coffee,  or  one  ounce  cocoa ;  two  ounces  sugar,  and  one  gill  of 
spirits,*  and  a  weekly  allowance  of  half  pound  of  pickles,  or 
cranberries,  half  pint  of  molasses,  and  half  pint  of  vinegar. 

SEC.  2.  *  *  fresh  meat  may  be  substituted  for  salt  beef 
or  pork,  and  vegetables  or  sour-crout  for  the  other  articles, 
usually  issued  with  the  salted  meats,  allowing  one  and  a  half 
pounds  of  fresh  meat  for  one  pound  of  salt  beef  or  pork,  and 
regulating  the  quantity  of  vegetables  or  sour-crout  so  as  to 
equal  the  value  of  those  articles  for  which  they  may  be  sub- 
stituted. 

SEC.  3.  *  *  should  it  be  necessary  to  vary  the  above- 
described  daily  allowance,  it  shall  be  lawful  to  substitute  one 
pound  of  soft  bread,  or  one  pound  of  flour,  or  half  pound  of 
rice,  for  fourteen  ounces  of  biscuit ;  half  pint  of  wine  for  a 
gill  of  spirits;  half  pound  of  rice  for  half  pint  of  beans  or 
peas  ;  half  pint  of  beans  or  peas  for  half  pound  of  rice. 

When  deemed  expedient  by  President,  Secretary  of  Navy, 

*  Abolished,  and  commutation  value  in  lieu  thereof,  four  cents. 


56  THE  STRANGER'S  GUIDE-BOOK 

commander  of  fleet  or  squadron,  &c.,  the  articles  of  butter, 
cheese,  raisins,  dried  apples,  or  other  dried  fruits,  pickles,  and 
molasses,  may  be  substituted  for  each  other  and  for  spirits ; 
provided  the  article  substituted  shall  not  exceed  in  value  the 
articles  for  which  it  may  be  issued,  according  to  scale  of 
prices  which  is  or  may  be  established  for  the  same. 

SEC.  4.  *  *  in  cases  of  necessity,  the  daily  allowance  of 
provisions  may  be  diminished  or  raised,  by  the  discretion  of 
the  senior  officer  present  in  command ;  but  payment  shall  be 
made  to  the'person  whose  allowance  shall  be  thus  diminished, 
according  to  the  scale  of  prices  which  is  or  may  be  established 
for  the  same. 

INSIGNIA  OF  RANK. 

As  with  the  army,  the  navy  regulations  prescribe  the  uni- 
form of  the  different  ranks  of  officers,  chapeau,  cap,  sword, 
epaulets,  &c.  It  is  deemed  necessary  here  merely  to  indicate 
the  style  of 

SHOULDER-STRAP. 

For  an  Admiral,  of  navy  blue,  gold-embroidered  border, 
silver  foul  anchor  in  centre,  and  silver  star  at  each  end. 

For  a  Commodore,  same  as  for  an  admiral,  except  to  be 
but  one  star. 

For  Captain,  as  for  commodore,  except  device,  silver 
eagle  and  anchor. 

For  a  Commander,  as  for  captain,  except  device,  a  silver 
anchor  in  middle,  with  silver-embroidered  leaf  at  each  end. 

For  Lieutenant-Commander,  as  for  commander,  except 
leaves  embroidered  in  gold. 

For  Lieutenant,  same  as  for  lieutenant-commander,  ex- 
cept, instead  of  leaves,  two  gold-embroidered  bars  each  side 
of  anchor. 


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For  Major,  same  as  for  lieutenant,  except  but  one  bar 
each  side  anchor. 

For  Ensign,  same  as  masters,  but  without  bars. 


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PART    THIRD, 


CONTAINING 


TABLES,  COMPILED  FROM  LATE  CENSUS  REPORT,  OF  VALUABLE 
AND  INTERESTING  STATISTICS ALSO,  TABLES  SHOWING  DIS- 
TANCE FROM  WASHINGTON  TO  PRINCIPAL  CITIES — RATES 

OF  DOMESTIC  POSTAGE — STAMP  DUTIES MONEYS,  WEIGHTS, 

AND   MEASURES. 


Valuable  and  Interesting  Statistics,  compiled  front  the  eighth 
Census  Report  of  the  United  States,  for  the  year  ending 
June  1st,  1860. 

Total  number  of  deaths  for  the  year  ending 

June  1,  1860 392,821 

deaf  and  dumb  in  U.  S 15,077 

deaf  and  dumb  schools 22 

teachers  in  same 130 

pupils  in  same 2,000 

blind 12,635 

blind  schools 23 

blind  inmates  in  same 1,126 

insane 23,999 

idiotic 18,865 

Total  value  of  products  of  industry $1,900,000,000 

agricultural    implements     pro- 
duced   17,802,514 

Total  number  of  tons  of  pig  iron  produced 884,474 

Total  value  of  same $19,487,990 

Total  number  of  tons  of  bar  and  rolled  iron 

produced 406,298 

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66  THE   STRANGER'S   GUIDE-BOOK 

Total  value  of  same $22,248,796 

steam  engines  and  machinery, 

exclusive  of  sewing  machine  47,118,550 

Total  number  of  sewing  m  achines .•  116, 330 

Total  value  of  same $5,605,345 

production  of  iron  foundries 28,546,656 

Total  number  of  tons  of  coal  produced 15.173,409 

Total  value  of  same $19,365,765 

nickel    produced 28,176 

zinc             "         72,600 

lead            "         977,281 

copper        "         3,316,516 

printing 39,678,043 

clothing  made 64,002,975 

sawed  and  planed  lumber  made  95,912,286 

flour  and  meal 223,144,369 

spirituous  liquors 24,253, 1 76 

malt  liquors 18,001,135 

cotton  goods 115,113,926 

woollen  and  mixed  goods  man- 
ufactured   68,865,963 

leather  produced 63,690,751 

boots  and  shoes 89,549,900 

india  rubber  goods  5,729.900 

furniture 22,701,304 

musical  instruments 5,791,807 

jewelry  and  silver  ware 19,554,580 

illuminating  gas. 11,22-4,380 

salt 2,265,302 

fisheries  (produce  of) 12,924,092 

soap  and  candles 16,960,542 

Total  number  of  banks 1,642 

capital                  $421,890,095 

loans                    691,495,580 

gpecie                  83,564,528 

circulation           207,102,477 

deposits                253,802,129 

Total  value  assessed  of  real  estate 6,973,106,049 

personal  property 5,111,553,956 

Total  true  value   of  real  estate  and  personal 

property 16,159,616,068 

Total  uumber  of  acres  of  improved  land 163,261,389 

unimproved  land 246,508,244 


TO    WASHINGTON   CITY. 


Total  cash  value  of  farms $6,650,872,507 

implements,  &c.,  on  same  247,027,496 
Total  number  of  horses  produced 

asses  and  mules 

milch  cows 

working  oxen 

other  cattle 

sheep 

swine 

bushels  of  wheat 

bushels  of  rye 


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6,115,458 

1,129,553 

8,728,862 

2,240,075 

14,671,400 

23,31 7,756 

32,555,267 

171,183,381 

20,976,286 


bushels  of  Indian  corn  produced   830,451,707 


bushels  of  oats 

pounds  of  rice 

pounds  of  tobacco  :-' 

bales  of  400  Ibs.  each  of 

gin  cotton 

pounds  of,  wool  -    ' 

bushels  of  peas  and  beans  ' 
bushels  of  Irish  potatoes  ' 
bushels  of  sweet  do.  ' 
bushels  of  barley 
buckwheat 


172,554,688 
187,140,173 
429,390,771 

5,198,077 
60,511,343 
15,188,013 
110,571,201 
41,606,302 
15,635,119 
17,664,914 


Total  value  of  orchard  products $19,759,361 

Total  number  of  gallons  of  wine  produced 1,860,008 

Total  value  of  products  of  market  gardens 15,541,027 

Total  number  of  pounds  of  butter         produced  460,509,854 

pounds  of  cheese              "  105,875,135 

tons  of  hay                       "  19,129,128 

bushels  of  clover  seed      "  929,010 

bushels  of  grass  seed       '  900,386 

tons  of  dew-rotted  hemp  83,247 

*            tons  of  water-rotted  "  3,943 

other  prepared          "  17,300 

pounds  of  hops  11,010,012 

pounds  of  flax  3,783,079 

bushels  of  flaxseed  611,927 

pounds  of  silk  cocoons  6,502 

pounds  of  maple  sugar  38,863,884 
hhds.  of  1,000  Ibs.  each 

cane  sugar  302-,205 

galls  of  cane  molasses    "  16,337,080 

galls,  of  sorghum  "         "  7,235,025 


68  THE   STRANGER'S   GUIDE-BOOK 

Total  number  of  gallons  of  maple  molasses  pro- 
duced,   1,944,594 

pounds  of  beeswax          "  1,357,864 

pounds  of  honey              "  '  25,028,991 

Total  value  of  homemade  manufactures $24,358,222 

slaughtered  animals 212,871,653 

Total  number  of  political  newspapers  and  peri- 
odicals   3,242 

religious             "             "  277 

literary               "             "  298 

miscellaneous     "             "  234 

Total  circulation  of  the  same 927,951,548 

Total  number  of  miles  of  railroads 30,598,077 

Total  cost  of  construction  of  same,  &c $1,134,452,909 

Total  number  of  vessels  of  all  kinds  built 1,071 

Total  tonnage  of  same 212,892 


Table  showing  the  Distances  from  Washington  to  the  prin- 
cipal Cities : 

From  Washington  to  Baltimore,  Md 40 

Harrisburg,  Pa 125 

Richmond,  Va 130 

Philadelphia,  Pa 138 

New  York,  N.  Y 225 

Springfield,  Mass 363 

Albany,  N.  Y 371 

Pittsburg,  Pa 374 

Wheeling,  Va 401 

Buffalo,  N.  Y 405 

Columbus,  Ohio 503 

Cleveland,  Ohio 529 

Boston,  Mass 561 

Cincinnati,  Ohio 601 

Indianapolis,  Ind 739 

Louisville,  Ky 745 

Chicago,  Ills 845 

..¥                             Milwaukee,  Wis 927 

Nashville,  Tunn 941 

St.  Louis.  Mo 942 


TO   WASHINGTON   CITY.  69 

From  Washington  to  Montreal,  Canada 962 

Detroit,  Mich 1129 

New  Orleans,  La. 1424 

Trains  leave  Washington  6  30,  8  00,  and  11  15  A.  M.,  and 
3  00,  5  00,  and  6  30  P.  M.,  for  Baltimore. 

For  the  North  and  East,  take  the  8  and  11  15  A.  M.,  and 
3  and  6  30  P.  M. 

For  the  West,  6  30  A.  M. 


Rates  of  Postage  for  the  United  States,  according  to  an  Act 
of  Congress  to  go  into  effect  on  and  after  July  1st,  1863. 


LETTER   POSTAGE. 

All  letters  to  any  part  of  the  United  States,  weigh- 
ing half  ounce 3  cents. 

Each  additional  half  ounce  or  fraction 3 

If  the  postage  is  partly  prepaid,  the  unpaid  postage  will 
be  charged  at  double  rates. 

TRANSIENT   MATTEE. 

One  package  to  one  address,  not  exceeding  4  ounces  2  cents, 

over    4  and  not  exceeding    8  ounces  4 

over    8  and  not  exceeding  12  ounces  6 

over  12  and  not  exceeding  16  ounces  8 


Books  not  exceeding  4  ounces,  to  one  address 4  cents. 

over  4  ounces  and  not  exceeding  8  ounces  8 
over  8  ounces  and  not  exceeding  12  ounces  12 
over  12  ounces  and  not  exceeding  16  ounces  16 


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UNSEALED    CIRCULARS. 

Unsealed  circulars,  not  exceeding  3  in  number,  to 

one  address 2  cents. 

over  3  and  not  exceeding    6 4 

over  6  and  not  exceeding    9 6 

over  9  and  not  exceeding  12 8 

If  the  postage  is  partly  prepaid,  the  unpaid  postage  will  be 
charged  double  rates. 


STAMP    DUTIES, 

Imposed  by  the  Act  of  1862,  to  go  into  effect  on  and  after 
October  1st,  1862. 

No  stamp  appropriated  to  denote  the  duty  charged  on  any 
particular  instrument,  and  bearing  the  name  of  such  instru- 
ment on  its  face,  shall  be  used  for  denoting  any  other  duty  of 
the  same  amount,  or,  if  so  used,  the  same  shall  be  of  no  avail. 

No  vellum,  parchment,  or  paper  bearing  a  stamp  appro- 
priated by  name  to  any  particular  instrument,  shall  be  used 
for  any  other  purpose,  or,'  if  so  used,  the  same  shall  be  of  no 
avail. 

In  all  cases  where  an  adhesive  stamp  shall  bo  used  for 
denoting  any  duty  imposed  by  this  Act,  the  person  using  or 
affixing  the  same  shall  write  upon  it  the  initials  of  his  name, 
or  deface  the  same  in  such  a  manner  as  to  show  distinctly 
that  such  stamp  has  been  used,  under  a  penalty  of  $50. 

Any  person  may  present  to  the  Commissioner  of  Internal 
Revenue  any  instrument,  and  inquire  his  opinion  whether  the 
same  is  chargeable  with  any  duty :  and  if  the  said  Commis- 
sioner shall  be  of  opinion  that  it  is  not  chargeable  with  any 
stamp  duty,  he  is  required  to  impress  on  it  a  particular 
stamp,  with  words  to  signify  that  it  is  not  chargeable  with 


TO   WASHINGTON   CITY.  71 

stamp  duty ;  and  every  instrument  on  which  said  stamp  is  im- 
pressed, shall  be  received  in  evidence  in  all  courts,  notwith- 
standing objections  on  the  ground  of  such  instrument  being 
without  the  proper  stamp. 


Bank  Check,  or  Draft  at  Sight. 

For  amount  exceeding  $20   02 

Promissory  Note  or  Draft. 

Other  than  at  sight  or  on  demand,  of 

From$  20  to  $100 05 

100  to    200 10 

200  to    350 15 

350  to    500 20 

500  to    750 30 

750  to  1,000 40 

1,000  to  1,500 60 

1,500  to  2,500 1  00 

2,500  to  5,000 1  50 

Every  additional  $2,500  or  fraction  thereof.  $1  00 

Certificate  of  Stock. 

In  Incorporated  Company 25 

Certificate  of  Profits. 

In  Incorporated  Company,  for  an  amount  not  less  than 

$10,  nor  exceeding  $50 10 

Exceeding  $50 25 

Power  of  Attorney. 

To  transfer  stock,  bonds,  or  scrip 25 

To  receive  dividends  or  interest 25 

To  vote,  by  proxy 10 

Broker's  Note. 

Or  Memorandum  of  sale 10 


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Passage  Ticket. 

To  a  foreign  port,  if  ofless  price  than  $30 50 

If  exceeding  $30 1  00 

Sill  of  Lading. 
For  goods  and  merchandise  exported  to  foreign  ports,  each     10 

Manifest  for  Entry  or  Clearance. 

Of  cargo  of  vessel  for  foreign  port,  if  tonnage  does  not 

exceed  300  tons 1  00 

From  300  to  600  tons 3  00 

Exceeding  600  tons 5  00 

Protest  of  Note,  <kc.,  or 
Marine  Protest,  &c 25 

Certificate  of  Deposit. 

For  a  sum  not  exceeding  $100 02 

Exceeding  $100 05 

Bill  of  Exchange  {Foreign) 

In  sets  of  3  or  more,  not  exceeding  $150 03 

From    $150  to    $250 05 

250  to      600 10 

500  to  1,000 15 

1,000  to  1,500 20 

1,500  to  2,250 30 

2,250  to  3,500 60 

3,500  to  5,000 70 

5,000  to  7,500 .....1  00 

On  every  additional  $2,500,  or  fraction  thereof. 30 

Bill  of  Exchange  (Foreign),  or  Letter  of  Credit,  drawn 
simply,  or  other  than  in  a  set  of  three  or  more,  the  same  as 
Promissory  Note  or  Draft  at  sight. 

Warehouse  Receipt. 
For  goods  on  storage.  25 


TO   WASHINGTON   CITY.  73 

Express  Company's  or  Common  Carrier1*  Receipt. 

Where  compensation  is  25  cents  or  less .. — _.— „....     01 

From  25  cents  to  $1 — 02 

Exceeding  §1 „ _.~_...     05 

Telegraphic  Dispatch. 

The  charge  for  which  does  not  exceed  20  cents  foi  the- 

first  ten  words 01 

When  it  does  exceed  20  cents  for  the  first  ten  words 03 

Mortgage,  or  Bond. 

To  secure  a  debt  of  from  $100  to     $500 ~~.      50 

500  to    1,000 „ I  0» 

1,000  to    2,500 2  00 

2,500  to    5,000 „ 5  00 

5,000  to  10,000 10  00 

10,000  to  20,000 15  00 

Every  additional  $10rOOO,  or.  fraction  thareof. 10  00 

Bond. 
To  indemnify  a  surety 50 

Bond, 

Other  than  those  required  in  legal'  proceedings,  and  such 

as  are  not  otherwise  charged  herein 25 

Probate  of  Will,  or  Letter  of  Administration. 

Where  the  estate  does  not  exceed  $2,500 60 

From    $2,500  to    05,000 1  00' 

5,000  to.     20,000 2  00 

20,000  to  50,000 5  00 

50,000  to  100,000 10  00 

100,000  to  150,000 20  00 

For  every  additional  $50,000,  or  fraction  thereof. 10  00 

Original  Writ. 

Except  those   issued  by  a  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and 
those  issued  in  criminal  prosecutions  by  the  United 

States,  or  any  State •......_ —~~. ..„ 60- 

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Deed  of  Grant. 

Where  the  consideration  is  more  than  $100,  and  not  ex- 
ceeding $500 50 

From    $500  to  $1,000 1  00 

1,000  to     2,500 2  00 

2,500  to     5,000 5  00 

5,000  to  10,000 10  00 

10,000  to  20,000 20  00 

Every  additional  $10,000,  or  fraction  thereof. '20  00 

Power  of  Attorney. 

To  sell  or  lease  real  estate 1  00 

To  receive  rent 25 

Lease. 

For  3  years,  or  less 50 

For  more  than  3  years 1  00 

Policy  of  Insurance* 

On  any  life  or  lives,  where  the  amount  insured  does  not 

exceed  $1,000 25 

From  $1,000  ta  $5,000 50 

Exceeding  $5,000 1  00 

Fire  and  Marine  Risks 25 

Certificate  of  Damage,  <kc. 

And  all  other  documents  issued  hy  any  portwarden  or 

marine  surveyor 25 

Charter  Party, 

Or  any  letter  or  memorandum  relating  to  the  charter  of  any 

,                  vessel 
If  the  registered  tonnage  does  not  exceed  300  tons $  3  00 

From  300  to  600  tons 6  00 

Over  600  tons 10  00 


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Entry  of  Goods. 

At  Custom  House,  not  exceeding  in  value  $100 26 

From  $100  to  $500 50 

Exceeding  $500 1  00 

Entry, 
For  withdrawal  of  goods  from  bonded  warehouse 50 

Certificate, 
Other  than  those  mentioned  above 10 

Agreement, 

Other  than  those  mentioned  above  (or  any  appraise- 
ment), for  every  sheet  or  piece  of  paper  on  which  it 
is  written 05 


PENALTIES. 

Penalty  for  making,  signing,  or  issuing  any  instrument, 
document,  or  paper  of  any  kind  whatsoever,  without  the  same 
being  duly  stamped,  for  denoting  the  duty  hereby  imposed 
thereon — -$50 ;  and  the  instrument  shall  be  deemed  invalid 
and  of  no. effect. 

Penalty  for  making,  signing,  issuing,  accepting,  or  paying 
any  bill  of  exchange,  draft,  order,  or  promissory  note,  without 
stamp— $200. 

Penalty  for  accepting  or  paying  a  foreign  bill  of  exchange 
•without  first  affixing  a  stamp — $100. 

Penalty  recoverable  from  any  telegraph  company  for  re- 
ceiving or  transmitting  any  message  without  the  proper  ad- 
hesive stamp  being  affixed  to  a  written  copy  thereof — $10. 

Penalty  recoverable  from  any  express  company,  for  re- 
ceiving for  transportation  any  package  or  article  of  any  de- 
icription,  without  giving  therefor  a  receipt  properly  stamped, 
BO  as  to  denote  the  duty  imposed  by  this  act — $10. 


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EXEMPTIONS. 

The  stamp  duties  on  express  companies'  receipts,  do  not 
extend  to  receipts  for  articles  or  packages  transported  for  the 
Government,  nor  to  receipts  for  articles  or  packages  trans- 
ported by  such  companies  without  charge  thereon. 

The  stamp  duties  on  passage  tickets,  bills  of  lading,  and 
manifests,  do  not  extend  to  vessels  plying  between  ports  or 
placee  in  the  United  States  and  ports  or  places  in  British 
North  America. 


TABLES 


MONEY,   WEIGHTS,    AND    MEASURES 
Of  the  United  States. 


The  national  currency  of  the  United  States  is  termed  the 
Federal  Currency,  and  is  the  most  convenient  of  that  of  any 
nation  on  the  globe,  its  different  denominations  proceeding  hi 
a  decimal  proportion. 

10  mills =  1  cent,  c. 

10  cents =  1  dime,  d. 

10  dimcs_ =  1  dollar,  $ 

10  dollars --  1  eagle,  <•. 

Th«re  are  also  coined  3-cent  pieces,  half  dimes,  quarter 
dollars,  half  dollars,  quarter  eagks  ($2  50),  $3  pieces,  half- 
eagles  ($5),  and  double  eagles  (f  20).  The  mill  is  an  imagi- 
nary coin.  The  cent  is  a  copper  or  nickel  coin ;  the  eagle 
and  its  fractions,  and  also  the  $3  pieces,  are  gold ;  the  dollar 
is  coined  in  both  gold  and  silver,  and  the  other  corns  are  silver. 


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WEIGHT. 

Avoirdupois  Weight. 

16  drams =  1  ounce,  oz. 

16  oz =  1  pound,  Ib. 

28  Ibs =  1  quarter,  qr. 

4  qrs =  1  hundred,  cwt. 

20cwt =  1  ton 

175  troy  pounds =  144  pounds  avoirdupois 

1  pound  troy =  5760  grains 

1  Ib.  avoir.  =  7000  grains 

Troy  Weight. 

24  grains,  gr. =     1  pennyweight,  dwt. 

20  dwt =     1  ounce,  oz. 

12  oz =     1  pound,  Ib.  , 

Gold,  silver,  and  jewels,  are  weighed  by  this  weight. 

Apothecaries'  Weight. 

£0  grains =  1  scruple,  3 

33 =  1  dram,    3 

8  3 =  1  ounce,  § 

12  § =  1  pound,  ttr 

This  weight  is  used  by  apothecaries  and  physicians  iru 
compounding  medicines ;  but  drugs  and  medicines  are  bought 
and  sold  by  avoirdupois  weight.  The  pound  and  ounce  in, 
this  weight  are  the  same  as  the  troy  pound  and  ounce. 


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MEASURE. 

Long  Measure. 

8    barleycorns  .........     =     1  inch 

12    inches  ................     =     1  foot 

3  feet  ....................     =     1  yard 

5£  yards  ..................     =     1  rod,  perch,  or  pole 

40    rods  or  perches  ......     =     1  furlong 

8  furlongs  .............     =     1  mile 

6    feet  ....................     =     1  fathom 

4  inches  .................     =     1  hand 

3    miles  ..................     =     1  league 

60    naut.  or  geog.  miles  =  1  degree 

69^-  statute  miles  .........  =  1  degree,  nearly 

9  inches  ..................  =  1  span 

18    inches  ................  =  1  cubit 

Long  Measure   is   used  in    measuring  distances,  where 
length  only  is  considered. 

Square  Measure. 

144    sq.  inches  ............     =     1  sq.  foot 

9    sq.  feet  ...............     =:     1  sq.  yard 

=     1*1.  rod,  perch,  or  pole 


40    sq.  rods  ...............  =     1  rood 

4    roods  or  >  , 

160    sq.  rods  \  '" 

640    acres  ..................  =     1  square  mile 

Square  Measure  is  used  in  measuring  surfaces,  as  land, 
flooring,  plastering,  &c. 

Cubic  Measure. 

1728  cu.  inches  ............     =  1  cu.  foot 

27  cu.  feet  ................     =  1  cu.  yard 

40  feet  of  round,  or        )  ,     , 

50  feet  of  hewn  timber  }  =  l  tOn'  Or  load 

42  cu.  feet  ...............     =  1  ton  of  shipping 

16  cu.  feet  ................     =  1  foot  of  wood,  or  a  cord  foot 

8  cord  feet,  or  |  1        , 
128  cubic  feet      C  ...... 


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Cubic  Measure  is  used  in  measuring  solid  bodies,  having 
length^  breadth,  and  thickness ;  os  timber,  stone,  boxes  of 
goods,  the  capacity  of  rooms,  ships,  &c. 

Cloth  Measure. 

2^  inches =     1  nail 

4    nails ==     1  quarter 

4  quarters =     1  yard 

3  quarters =     1  ell  Flemish 

5  quarters =     1  ell  English 

6  quarters =     1  ell  French 

Is  used  in  buying  and  selling  cloth,  ribbons,  &c. 

Measuring  Distances. 

1  92-100  inches =  1  link 

25  links =  1  pole 

100  links =  1  chain 

10  chains  =  1  furlong 

8  furlongs =  1  mile 

Used  by  engineers,  surveyors,  &c. 

Wine  Measure. 

4  gills =     1  pint 

2    pints =     1  quart 

4    quarts =     1  gallon 

42    gallons =  1  tierce 

li  tierce,  or  63  gal =  1  hogshead 

1J-  hogshead,  or  84-  gal =  1  puncheon 

1^  puncheon,  or  126  gal =  1  pipe 

2    pipes =  1  tun 

231    cubic  inches =  1  gallon 

10    gallons =  1  anker 

18    gallons =  1  rundlet 

31^  gallons r=  1  barrel 

Wine,  spirits,  cider,  vinegar,  oil,  honey,  &c.,  are  measured 
and  sold  by  this  measure. 


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Ale  and  Beer  Measure. 


pints 

quarts 

gallons 

firkins 

kilderkins. 

1^  barrel 

1£  hogshead.. 
1£  puncheon.. 


1  quart 

1  gallon 

1  firkin 

18  gal.  = 

36  gal.  = 

54  gal.   = 

72  gal.   = 

108  gal.  = 


1  kilderkin 
1  barrel 
1  hogshead 
1  puncheon 
1  butt 


The  ale  gallon  contains  282  cu.  inches.  In  some  of  the 
New  England  States,  the  barrel  for  cider  and  beer  is  legally 
fixed  at  32  gal.  In  other  States  it  is  of  different  capacity. 


Dry  Measure. 


2  pints 

4  quarts 

2  gallons..... 

4  pecks 

36  bushels 

4  bushels,  in  England... 
2  coombs 

5  quarters 

2  weye 


=  1  quart,  qt. 

=  1  gallon,  gal. 

=  1  peck,  pk. 

=  1  bushel,  bit. 

=  1  chaldron 

=  1  coomb 

=  1  quarter 

=  1  wey 

=  1  last 


A  gallon,  dry  measure,  contains  268  4-5  cu.  inches.  This 
measure  applies  to  all  goods  that  are  not  liquid,  and  are  sold 
by  measure,  as  corn,  fruit,  salt,  coal,  &c. 


Time. 

60  seconds 

60  minutes 

24  hours 

7  days 

4  weeks 

13  months,  1  day,  6  hours,  ) 

or  365  days,  6  hours J 

12  calendar  mouths 

Used  for  computing  time. 


1  minute 
1  hour 
1  day 
1  week 
1  month 

1  Julian  year 
1  year 


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Circular  Motion. 

GO  seconds,  or  60" =     1  prime  minute 

60  minutes,  or  60' =     1  degree," 

30  degrees =     1  s»gn  . 

(  the  whole  great  circle 
12  signs,  or  360  degrees     =      -J      of  the  zodiac 

Used  in  measuring  latitude  and  longitude,  &c. 


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PART  FOURTH. 


SHOWING  THE  LOCATION  OF  THE  PRINCIPAL  PUBLIC  BUILD- 
INGS, CHURCHES,  SOCIETIES,  PRIVATE  RESIDENCES,  BANKS, 
AND  BANKING  HOUSES,  NEWSPAPERS,  ETC.,  INSURANCE  OT- 
FICES,  ETC.,  ETC.,  HOTELS,  THEATRES,  ETC.  ETC. 


Washington  City  Directory,  showing  the  location  of  the 
Churcties,  Public  Offices,  and  principal  places  of  interest  to 
the  stranger  and  business  man. 

CHURCHES  IN  WASHINGTON. 
BAPTIST. 

E  Street  Baptist — E  street,  between  6th  and  7th. 

First  Baptist  Church — 13th,  between  G  and  H. 

Second  Baptist  Church  (Navy  Yard  Baptist  Church) — 
Virginia  avenue,  corner  4th. 

Fifth  Baptist  Church — D  south,  north  4£. 

Calvary  Baptist — Old  Trinity  Church,  5th  street,  opposite 
City  Hall. 

CATHOLIC. 

St.  Aloysius — North  Capitol,  between  I  and  K  north. 
St.  Dominick's  (Island) — F,  between  6th  and  7th. 
St.  Mary's  (German) — 372  5i>h  west,  north  G  north. 
St.  Matthew's — H  north,  corner  15th  west. 


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St.  Patrick's — F  north,  corner  10th  west. 
St.  Peter's — 2d  east,  corner  C  south. 

EPISCOPAL. 

Christ  Church  (Navy  Yard) — G  south,  hetween  6th  and 
7th  east. 

Church  of  the  Ascension — H  north,  hetween  9th  and  10th 
west. 

Church  of  the  Epiphany — G  north,  between  13th  and 
14th. 

Grace  Church  (Island) — D  south,  hetween  8th  and  9th. 

St.  John's  Church— Opposite  the  Executive  Mansion. 

Trinity  Church — Corner  3rd  west  and  C  north. 

Trinity  Mission — 6th  west,  corner  II  north. 

FRIENDS'  MEETING  HOUSE. 

Hick  site — I  north,  north  20th  west. 

Orthodox — Orthodox  Friends'  Meeting,  11  o'clock  every 
Sabhath,  371  F  north,  opposite  Patent  Office. 

JEWS'  SYNAGOGUE. 

Washington  Hebrew  Congregation — 8th  west,  between  H 
and  I. 

LUTHERAN. 

German  Evangelical — Congregation  of  the  Trinity  Un- 
altered Augsburg  Confession,  4th  west,  corner  E  north. 
German  Evangelical — G  north,  corner  20th  west. 
St.  Paul's — H  north,  corner  llth  west. 

METHODIST  EPISCOPAL. 

East  Washington  Station — 4th  east,  between  G  south  and 
South  Carolina  avenue. 

Fletcher  Chapel  (connected  with  the  McKendree  Chapel) 
— New  York  avenue,  corner  4th  west 


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Foundry  Church — G,  corner  14th. 
Gorsuch  Chapel — L  south,  corner  4£  west 
McKendree  Chapel — Massachusetts  avenue,  between  9th 
and  10th  west. 

Providence  Church — 2d  east,  corner  I  north. 

Ryland  Chapel  (Island) — 10th,  corner  D. 

Union  Chapel — 20th  west,  near  Pennsylvania  avonue. 

Waugh  Chapel — A  north,  corner  4th  east 

Wesley  Chapel — 5th  west,  corner  F  north. 

METHODIST  PROTESTANT. 

East  Washington — Virginia  avenue  north,  5th  east 
M.  P.  Church — 9th  west,  between  E  and  F  north. 

NBW  JERUSALEM. 
North  Capitol,  between  B  and  C. 

PRESBYTERIAN. 

First  Presbyterian  Church — 4£  west,  between  C  and 
Louisiana  avenue. 

New  York  avenue  Presbyterian  Church. — New  York 
avenue,  between  13th  and  14th  west. 

Fourth  Presbyterian  Church — 9th,  between  G  and  H. 

Assembly's  Church — Massachusetts  avenue,  corner  5th. 

Sixth  Presbyterian  Church — 6th,  corner  Maryland  ave- 
nne  (Island). 

Seventh  Presbyterian'  Church — 7th  west,  between  D  and  E 
south. 

Western  Presbyterian — H  north,  between  19th  and  20th 
west. 

REFORMED  GERMAN. 
German  Church  St.  Paul — *J,  between  C  aud  D  (Island). 


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UNITARIAN. 
Unitarian — 6th,  corner  D. 

COLORED  CHURCHES. 

First  Baptist — 19th,  corner  I. 

Second  Colored  Church — Mo.  avenue,  between  6th  and  7th. 

Asbury  M.  E. — llth,  corner  K. 

Israel  M.  E. — South  Capitol,  corner  B  south. 

John  Wesley  Church — Conn,  avenue,  between  L  and  M 
north. 

Little  Ebenezer  M.  E. — D  south,  between  4th  and  5th  east. 

Union  Bethel  M.  E. — M  north,  between  15th  and  16th 
west. 

Union  Wesley  Chapel— 23d  west,  L  north. 

Zion  Wesley  Chapel — D,  between  2d  and  3d  (Island). 

Presbyterian — 15th  west,  between  I  and  K  north. 


PUBLIC  OFFICES. 

President's  House — Pennsylvania  avenue,  between  15£ 
and  16th  streets  west. 

State  Department — corner  of  15th  street  west  and  Penn- 
sylvania avenue. 

All  the  offices  connected  with  this  Department  are  in  this 
building. 

Treasury  Department — corner  of  15th  street  west  and 
Pennsylvania  avenue — contains  offices  of  Internal  Revenue, 
1st  and  2d  Comptrollers,  Register,  Commissioner  of  Customs, 
1st,  2d,  3d,  4th,  5th  and  6th  Auditors'  offices,  Light  House 
Board,  and  Coast  Survey  office. 

War  Department — Pennsylvania  avenue,  corner  of  17th 
street  west. 

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86  THE  STRANGER'S  GUIDE-BOOK 

The  following  offices  connected  with  this  Department  are 
in  this  building  :  Commanding-General,  Adjutant-General, 
Solicitor,  Ordnance  Bureau. 

The  following  are  in  Winder's  Building,  opposite  to  Wai 
Department,  17th  street  west :  Quartermaster-General's,  En- 
gineer Bureau,  Topographical  Bureau. 

Commissary-General's  office — north  H,  near  17th  street 
west. 

Provost-Marshal's  office — north  I,  corner  of  19th  street 
west. 

Paymaster-General's  office — north  F,  corner  of  15th  street 
west. 

Surgeon-General's  office — Pennsylvania  avenue,  near  15th 
street  west. 

United  States  Arsenal — on  GreenleaPs  Point,  south  end  of 
4^-  street. 

Headquarters  of  Defence  of  Washington — Pennsylvania 
avenue,  corner  of  15^  street. 

Headquarters  of  Defence  of  North  of  Potomac — Pennsyl- 
vania avenue,  corner  of  19th  street  west. 

Headquarters  of  Engineers  Defence  of  Washington — Penn- 
sylvania avenue,  corner  of  19th  street  west. 

Medical  Director's  office — No.  132  Pennsylvania  avenue. 

Military  Governor's  office — north  I,  corner  of  19th  street 
west. 

Discharge  office — No.  132  Pennsylvania  avenue. 

Army  Clothing  Depot — Pennsylvania  avenue,  corner  of 
17th  street  west. 

Navy  Department — 17th  street  west,  next  to  War  De- 
partment. 

Offices  connected  with  this  Department  located  in  this 
building  are :  Bureau  of  Yards  and  Docks,  Bureau  of  Con- 
struction and  Repairs,  Bureau  of  Ordnance  and  Hydrography, 
Bureau  of  Equipment  and  Recruiting,  Bureau  of  Navigation, 


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Bureau  of  Provisions  and  Clothing,  Bureau  of  Steam  Engi- 
neering. 

Bureau  of  Medicine  and  Surgery — in  Winder's  Building, 
opposite. 

Navy  Yard  Marine  Corps,  &c. — at  the  Navy  Yard,  Wash- 
ington. 

Department  of  ike  Interior — Patent  Office  Building,  7th 
street  west  and  F  street  north. 

Offices  located  in  this  building  under  this  Department 
are,  viz. :  General  Land  office,  office  of  Indian  Affairs,  Pen- 
sion office,  Patent  office,  Department  of  Agriculture,  Census 
Bureau. 

Post  Office  Department — E  street  north,  between  7th  and 
8th  streets  west. 

All  offices  connected  with  this  Department  are  in  this 
building. 

Commissioner  of  Public  Buildings — office  in  Capitol  Build- 
ing. 

Supreme  Court  of  United  States — in  Capitol  Building. 

Court  of  Claims — in  Capitol  Building. 

Attorney  General's  office — in  Capitol  Building. 

National  Printing  Office — north  of  Capitol,  corner  of  H 
street. 

Smithsonian  Institute — foot  of  10th  street  west. 

Diplomatic  Corps'  residences  in  Washington : 

Great  Britain — 245  H  street  north. 

France — 310  H  street  north. 

Russia — corner  of  Connecticut  avenue  and  I  street. 

Netherlands — corner  of  F  street  and  17th  street. 

Spain — I  street,  between  15th  and  16th  streets. 

Prussia — corner  of  H  and  15th  streets.       , 

Sweden— 495  17th  street. 

Denmark — 495  17th  street. 

Belgium — 16th  street  between  I  and  K  streets. 


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Austria — at  Wormley's,  I  street  north. 

Bremen — corner  of  6th  and  D  streets. 

Mexico— 261  G  street. 

Costa  Rica,  &c. — Mrs.  Ulrick's,  15th  street 

Brazil — corner  of  14th  and  L  streets. 

Peru — 394  I  street. 

City  Hall,  Court  House,  &c. — Louisiana  avenue,  opposite 
4f,  street 

City  Post  Office — F  street,  between  7th  and  8th  streets 
west. 

Columbian  College — 14th  street  west,  beyond  city  limits. 

Gonzaga  College— F  street  north,  between  9th  and  10th 
streets. 

Medical  Department  of  Georgetown  College — corner  of 
12th  and  F  streets. 

United  States  Naval  Observatory — north  E  street,  corner 
24th  street. 


Banks  and  Banking  Homes,  and  other  Public   Offices  in 
Washington : 

*First  National  Bank — 15th  street,  between  F  and  G 
streets. 

*Bank  of  Metropolis — 15th  street,  between  F  and  G 
streets. 

*Bank  of  Washington — corner  of  C  street,  opposite  Mar- 
ket Place. 

*Patriotic  Bank — corner  of  7th  and  D  streets. 

Banking  House  of  Jay  Cooke  &Co. — 15th  street,  between 
F  and  G  streets. 

Banking  House  of  Lewis  Johnson  &  Co.— corner  of  Penn- 
sylvania avenue  and  10th  street. 

*  Those  marked  with  star  are  banks  of  issue. 


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Banking  House  of  Riggs  &  Co. — corner  of  Pennsylvania 
avenue  and  15th  street. 

Banking  House  of  Rittenhouse,  Fant  &  Co. — Pennsylvania 
avenue,  between  6th  and  7th  streets. 

Banking  House  of  I.  B.  Hutchinson  &  Co. — 14th  street, 
between  Pennsylvania  avenue  and  F  street. 

Banking  House  of  Barrow,  McKeldren  &  Co. — Corner 
of  Lousiana  avenue  and  Tth  street. 

Washington  Gas  Light  Company. — 10th  street,  between 
D  and  E  streets. 

Board  of  Metropolitan  Police — 10th  street,  between  D  and 
E  streets. 

The  Columbia  Institution  for  Deaf,  Dumb  and  Blind — 
located  on  Kendall  Green,  near  junction  of  M  and  Boundary 
streets. 

St.  Joseph's  Male  Orphan  Asylum — corner  of  F  and 
north  10th  streets. 

St.  Vincent's  Female  Orphan  Asylum — 439  10th  street. 

Washington  City  Orphan  Asylum — north  H  street,  near 
west  9th  street. 

Washington  Asylum — near  19th  street  east  and  C  street 
south. 

United  States  General  Hospital — 5th  street  west,  near  E 
street  north. 

Fireman's  Insurance  Company — corner  of  C  street  north 
and  Tth  street  west,  up  stairs. 

Franklin  Insurance  Company — 515  7th  street  west. 

Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company— corner  of  C  street 
north  and  7th  street  west. 

Young  Men's  Christian  Association — 343  Pennsylvania 
avenue,  between  6th  and  7th  streets. 

Odd  Fellows'  Hall — 7th  street  west,  between  D  and  E 
streets. 

Masonic  Hall — D  street  north,  corner  of  9th  street  west. 

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American  Telegraph  Company — 432  Pennsylvania  ave- 
nue. 

Independent  Telegraph  Company — 9th  street  west,  near 
Pennsylvania  avenue. 

Temperance  Hall — E  street  north,  hetween  9th  and  10th 
streets. 

County  Jail — corner  of  4th  street  west  and  G  street  north. 

NEWSPAPERS  IN  WASHINGTON. 

Daily  and  Weekly  Star — Pennsylvania  avenue,  near  cor- 
ner of  l^  th  street  west. 

Daily  and  Weekly  Constitutional  Union — 330  E  street, 
between  13th  and  14th  streets. 

Daily  and  Weekly  Republican — ^th  street  west,  above 
Pennsylvania  avenue. 

Daily  and  Sunday  Chronicle — 9th  street  north,  between 
E  and  F  streets  west. 

Daily,  Tri- Weekly,  and  Weekly  Intelligencer — corner  of 
7th  street  west  and  D  street  north. 

Daily  Congressional  Globe — Pennsylvania  avenue,  be- 
tween 3d  and  4£  streets. 

National  Banner — 

Washington  Sunday  Times — D  street  north,  between  9th 
and  10th  west. 

National  Freemason — 

PRINCIPAL  PLACES  OF  AMUSEMENT. 

Ford's  New  Theatre — 10th  street  west,  between  E  and  F 
streets  north. 

Graver's  Theatre — E  street  north,  between  13th  and  14th 
streets  west. 

Washington  Theatre — corner  of  llth  street  west  and  C 
street  south. 


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Canterbury  Hall — Louisiana  avenne,  near  6th  street. 
Washington  Varieties — 9th  street,  opposite  Centre  Market 
Place. 

PRINCIPAL  HOTELS. 

Willard's  Hotel — Pennsylvania  avenue,  corner  of  14th 
street  west. 

National  Hotel — Pennsylvania  avenue,  corner  of  6th 
street  west. 

Metropolitan  Hotel — Pennsylvania  avenue,  corner  of  6th 
street  west. 

Kirk  wood  House — Pennsylvania  avenue,  corner  of  12th 
street  west. 

Ebbitt  House — F  street  north,  between  13th  and  14th 
streets. 

Clarendon  Hotel — corner  of  Pennsylvania  avenue  and  6th 
street  west. 

Washington  Hotel — corner  of  Pennsylvania  avenue  and 
3d  street  west. 

United  States  Hotel — Pennsylvania  avenue,  between  3d 
and  4-J-  streets  west. 

St.  Charles  Hotel — corner  of  Pennsylvania  avenue  and  3d 
street  west. 

Avenue  House — corner  of  Pennsylvania  avenue  and  7th 
street  west. 

Central  House — corner  of  Pennsylvania  avenue  and  6th 
street  west. 

National  Book  Store — 278  Pennsylvania  avenue,  between 
llth  and  12th  streets. 


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2dWk. 

3d  Wk. 

4th  Wk. 

5th  Wk. 

Blankets  

Bed  Quilts  

Bolster  Cases  

Bosoms  

Curtains,  Bed  

Cloths,  Table  

Covers,  Chair  

Cravats  

Caps,  Dress  

Children's  Frocks.  

Coats  

Drawers,  Cotton  

Drawers,  Flaunel  

Drosses  

Gloves  

Gowns  ,.... 

Handkerchiefs,  Colored. 
Handkerchiefs,  White... 
Jackets  

Petticoats,  Cotton  

Petticoats,  Flannel  
Pants     

Pillow  Cases  

Sheets  

Shirts               

Shirts,  Under  

Shirts  Night      

Stockings,  Cotton  

Stocking*,  Silk  

Stockings,  Worsted  

Shawls  

Trowsers  

Towels  

Towels  for  Boilers  

Vests  

Waistcoats.  

Wristbands... 

TO   WASHINGTON   CITY. 

FAMILY  LAUNDRY  LIST 

For  the  Month  of 


93 


ARTICLES. 

IstWk. 

2d  Wk. 

3d  Wk. 

4th  Wk. 

5th  Wk. 

Blankets  

Bed  Quilts  

Bolster  Cases  

Bosoms  

Curtains.  Bed  

Cloths,  Table  

Covers,  Chair  

Corsets  

Collars  

Caps,  Night  

Children's  Frocks  

Coats  

Drawers,  Flannel  

Gloves  

Gowns  ,.... 

Gowns,  Night  

Handkerchiefs,  Colored. 
Handkerchiefs,  White... 
Jackets  

Petticoats,  Cotton  

Petticoats,  Flannel  

Pants  

Pillow  Cases  

Sheets  

Shirts  

Shirts,  Under  

Shirts,  Night  

Stockings,  Cotton  

Stockings,  Silk  

Stockings,  Worsted  
Socks  

Shawls  

Tro  wsers  

Towels  

Towels  for  Boilers.  ...  .  . 
Under  Sleeves  

Valance,  Bed  

Vests  

Waistcoats.  

Wristbands... 

9* 


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ARTICLES. 

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3d  Wk. 

4th  Wk. 

5th  Wk. 

Blankets        

Bed  Quilts  

Boys'  Suits      

Counterpanes  

Curtains,  Window.  

Cloths   Table  

Cravats  

Children's  Frocks.  

Drawers,  Flannel  

Handkerchiefs,  Colored. 
Handkerchiefs,  White... 
Jackets  

Petticoats,  Cotton  

Petticoats,  Flannt-L  
Pants          

Pillow  Cases      

Sheets      

Shirts  

Shirts,  Under  

Shirts,  Night  

Stockings  Cotton  

Stockin"*,  Silk  

Stockings,  Worsted  
Sock*       

Shawls  

Towels  

Towels  for  Rollers  

Vests                   

Waistcoats.  

Wristbands... 

TO   WASHINGTON  CITY. 


95 


FAMILY  LAUNDRY  LIST 
For  the  Month  of 


ARTICLES. 

IstWk. 

2d  Wk. 

3d  Wk. 

4th  Wk. 

5th  Wk. 

Blankets  

Bed  Quilts  

Bolster  Cases  

Boys'  Suits  

Curtains,  Bed  

Curtains,  Window.  

Cloths,  Table  

Covers.  Bureau  

Covers,  Chair  

Cravats  

Collars  

Caps,  Dress  

Caps,  Night  

Children's  Frocks.  

Coats        

Drawers,  Cotton  

Drawers,  Flannel  

Gloves  

Gowns,  Night  

Handkerchiefs,  Colored. 
Handkerchiefs,  White.  .  . 
Jackets  

Napkins  

Petticoats,  Cotton  

Petticoats,  Flannel  
Pants  

Pillow  Cases  

Sheets  

Shirts  

Shirts,  Night  

Stockings.  Cotton  

Stockings,  Silk  

Stockings,  Worsted  
Socks.  

Shawls  

Tro  wsers  

Towels  

Towels  for  Boilers  
Under  Sleeves  

Valance,  Bed  

Vests  

Waistcoats  

Wristbands... 

96 


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FAMILY  LAUNDRY  LIST 

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ARTICLES. 

IstWk. 

2dWk. 

3d  Wk. 

4th  Wk. 

5th  Wk. 

Blankets  

Bed  Quilts  

Bolster  Cases  

Boys'  Suits  

Bosoms  

Curtains,  Bed  

Cloths,  Table  

Covers,  Cbair  

Corsets  

Cravats  

Collars  

Caps,  Night  

Children's  Frocks.  

Coats  

Drawers,  Flannel  

Diapers  

Gowns  ,.... 

Handkerchiefs,  Colored. 
Handkerchiefs,  White.  .  . 
Jackets  

Petticoats  Cotton  

Petticoats,  Flannel  

pants     

Pillow  Cases  

Slli-c-ls   

Shirts  

Shirts,  Under  

Shirts,  Night  

Stockings,  Cotton  

Stocking*,  Silk  

Stockings,  Worsted  

Shawls  

Trowsers  

Towels  

Towels  for  Rollers  
Under  Sleeves  

Vests  

Wrist  bands.  .. 

TO   WASHINGTON   CITY. 

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For  Die  Month  of 


A  UTICLES. 

1st  Wk. 

2d  Wk. 

3d  Wk. 

4th  Wk. 

5th  Wk. 

Bed  Quilts  

, 

Curtains,  Bed  

Cloths,  Table  

Corsets  

Collars  

Caps  Night  

Coats  

Drawers,  Flannel  

Gowns  ,  ..  .  . 

' 

Gowns,  Nisht  

Handkerchiefs,  Colored. 
Handkerchiefs,  White.  .  . 
Jackets  

Napkins  

Petticoats  Cotton  

Petticoats,  Flannel  

Pants  

Pillow  Cases  

Sheets  

Shirts  

Shirts  Under  

Shirts  Ni"ht 

Stockings,  Cotton  

Stoekiii:"',  Siik  

Stockings,  Worsted  
Socks      

Shawls  

Tro  wsers  

Towels  

Towels  for  Rollers  
Under  Sleeves  

Vests  

Waistcoats  

Wristbands  .  .  . 

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A  KTICLES. 

1st  Wk. 

2d  Wk. 

3d  Wk. 

Hh  Wk. 

5th  Wk. 

Blankets  

Bed  Quilts  

Curtains,  Bed  

Cloths,  Table  

Covers.  Bureau  

Cravats  

Caps.  Night  

Coats  

Gowns,  Nisrht  

Handkerchiefs,  Colored. 
Handkerchiefs,  White... 

Napkins  

Petticoats,  Cotton  

Pants       .              .       ... 

Pillow  Cases  

Sheets  

Shirts     

Shirts.  Night  

Stockings,  Pilk  

Stockings,  Worsted  

Shawls  

Trowsers  

. 

Towels  

Towels  for  Boilers  

Vests  

Wristbands... 

i 

TO   WASHINGTON   CITY. 


99 


FAMILY  LAUNDRY  LIST 
For  the  Month  of 


ARTICLES. 

IstWk. 

2d  Wk. 

3d  Wk. 

4th  Wk. 

5th  Wk. 

Blankets            

Bed  Quilts  

Bovs'  Suits  

Counterpanes  

Curtains  Bed     

Curtains,  Window.  

Cloths,  Table  

Coyers.  Bureau  

Cravats  

Collars  

Caps,  Dress  

Caps.  Night  

Children's  Frocks.  

Coats  

Drawers,  Cotton  

Dresses  

Gloves  

Gowns,  Night  

Handkerchiefs,  Colored. 
Handkerchiefs,  White... 

Napkins  

Petticoats.  Cotton  

Petticoats,  FlnnncL  
Pants  

Pillow  Cases  

Sheets  

Shirts  

Shirts,  Under  

Shirts  Ni"ht        ..     . 

Stockings,  Cotton  

Stockings,  Silk  

Stockings,  Worsted  
Socks  

Shawls  

Trowsers  

Towels  

Towels  for  Rollers  
Under  Sleeves  

Vests  

Wristbands  .  .  . 

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ARTICLES. 

1st  Wk. 

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3d  Wk. 

4th  Wk. 

5th  Wk. 

Blankets  

Bed  Quilts  

Bolster  Cases  

Bovs'  Suits  

Bosoms  

Counterpanes  

Curtains,  Bed  

Curtains.  Window  

Cloths,  Table  

Covers.  Bureau  

Covers,  Chair  

Corsets  

Cravats./  

Collars  

Caps,  Nifrbt  

Children's  Frocks.  

Coats  

Drawers,  Flannel  

Diapers  

Gloves  

Gowns  ,  ..  .. 

Gowns,  Ni"ht  

Handkerchiefs,  Colored. 
Handkerchiefs,  White... 

Napkins  

Petticoats,  Flannel  

Pants  

Pillow  Cases  

Sheets  

Shirts    

Shirts,  Under  

Shirts  Night  

Stockings,  Cotton  

Slockiii"s,  Silk  

Stockings,  Worsted  
Socks.  

Shawls  

Trowsers  

Towels     

Towels  for  Rollers  

Valance,  Bed  

Vests  

Wristbands... 

TO    WASHINGTON    CITY. 


101 


FAMILY  LAUNDRY  LIST 
For  the  Month  of 


ARTICLES. 

IstWk. 

2d  Wk. 

8d  Wk. 

4th  AVk. 

Mb  Wk. 

Blankets  

Bed  Quilts  

Bolster  <':ises  

Boys'  Suits  

Cloths   Table  

Covers.  Bureau  

Covers,  Cliair  

Cravats  

Collars  

Caps  Ni"ht  

Children's  Frocks  

Coats  

Drawers,  Flannel  

Gloves  

Gowns  ,.... 

Gowns,  Night  

Handkerchiefs,  Colored. 
Handkerchiefs,  White... 
Jackets  

Petticoats,  Cotton  

Petticoats,  Fhinni'l  

Pants  

Pillow  Cases  

Sheets        

Shirts  

Shirts,  Night  

Stockings,  Cotton  

Stockings,  Silk  

Stockings,  Worsted  
Socks  

Shawls  

Trowsers  

Towels  

Towels  for  Boilers  
I"  nder  Sleeves  

Vests  

Waistcoats  

"Wristbands  .  .  . 

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A  UTICLES. 

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8d  Wk. 

Hh  Wk. 

5th  Wk. 

Blankets  

Bed  Quilts  

Bolster  C:ises  

Bovs'  Suits  

Curtains.  Window  

Cloths    Table  

Covers.  Bureau  

Cravats  

Collars  

Caps,  Dress  

Children's  Frocks.  

Drawers,  Cotton  

Dresses  

Gowns  ,  

Gowns,  Ni"ht  

Handkerchiefs,  Colored  . 
Handkerchiefs,  White... 
Jackets  

Napkins  

Petticoats,  Cotton  

Petticoats,  Flannel  

Pnnts  ;  

Pillow  Cases  

Sheets      

Shirts  

Shirts,  Under  

Shirts,  Nidit  

Stocking,  Cotton  

Stockiir'.«  Silk  

Stockings.  Worsted  

Khawls  

Trowsers     

Towels  

Towels  for  Rollers  

Valance,  Bed  

V~Mtl        

W.'iUtcoats  

TO   WASHINGTON   CITY. 

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103 


ARTICLES.              j  1st  Wk. 

2d  Wk. 

3d  \Vk. 

4th  Wk. 

5th  Wk. 

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Blankets  

Bed  Quilts  

Bosoms  

Curtains,  Bed  

Curtains.  Window  

Cloths,  Table  

Covers,  Chair  

Corsets  

Collars  

Caps,  Night  

Coats  

Drawers,  Flannel  

Diapers  

Gowns  ,  .  .  .  . 

Gowns,  Night  

Handkerchiefs,  Colored. 
Handkerchiefs,  White... 
Jackets  

Petticoats,  Cotton  

Pants  

Pillow  Cases  

Sheets  

fihirts  

Shirts,  Under  

Shirts,  Night  

Stockings,  Cotton  

Stockings,  Silk  

Stockings,  Worsted  
Socks  

Shawls  

Tro  wsers  

Towels  

Towels  for  Boilers  
Under  Sleeves  

Valance,  Bed  

Vests  

Waistcoats.  

Wristbands... 

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Su 

Prescriptions  Pat  Up  with  Accuracy. 


AN  EXCELLENT  ASSORTMENT  OF 

f  mprtftf  gttfttttwy  iwfl  f  mkt 

Cor.  15th  St.  and  Hew  York  Avenue, 

,   ID.  ©„ 


W.  B.  ENTWISLE, 

f1 


-.  12th.  SPt.  &  Sienna, 


WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 

DEALER   IN 

DRUG-S,  CHEMICALS, 

Patent  Medicines, 
PERFUMERY,  FANCY  ARTICLES,  &c. 


Physicians'  Prescription  accurately  compounded  at  all 
hours,  day  or  night. 


ADVERTISEMENTS. 


ARMY  AND  NAVY  INFORMATION. 

-  .>:» 

PENSION,  BOUNTY, 


OFFICERS  AND  SOLDIERS,  (authorized  by  Government), 

OF 

WM,  H,  JELLIFFE, 

Cor.  of  Fifteenth,  and.  F  Streets, 

Off.   TEEA8UBY    AND   PATMASTEB-GENEBAL'S   OFFICE, 

SSasIjingtotr,  |p.  C. 


H  information,  by  letter  or  otherwise,  free  of  charge. 

RIGGS  &  OCX 


CORNER  OF 


Peia,  Aye,  &  Flfleenti  Sts,,  Milton,  D,  C,, 


STATE  AND  OTHER  STOCKS, 

DOMESTIC  AND  FOREIGN  EXCHANGE. 


10  ADVERTISEMENTS. 


No.  216  Penn.  Avenue,  }  (  And  at 

bet.  14th  &  15th  Sts.,   [•  j      Newspaper  Stand 

Under  Willards'  Hotel.       )  (   In  the  Hall  of  \Tilla»d»   HoUl 

D.    J.    BISHOP'S 

AMERICAN  AND  ETJBOPEAN 

Newspaper,  Magazine,  Review,  Periodical, 

_  "  AND 

CHEAP  PUBLICATION  DEPOT. 

Hew  Yort,  PMlaieljlia,  and  Baltimore  Daily  Papers 

RECEIVED  ON  DAY  OP  PUBLICATION, 

And  for  Sale  at  Store,  and  at  the  Newspaper  Stand  in  Willards'  Hotel 

or  will  bo  promptly  delivered  immediately  upon  their 

arrival,  at  'tbe  residence  of  Subscribers. 

BOSTON    DAILY    PAPERS 

Received  Morning  after  the  Day  of  Publication. 

ALL  THE  PRINCIPAL  WEEKLY  NEWSPAPERS,  MONTHLY 

MAGAZINES,  AND  REVIEWS  received  as  soon  as  published, 

and  for  Sale  by  Single  Copies,  or  furnished  to  Subscribers. 

$J*to$pp«,  ftep^iius,  an&  griwtos 


Received  immediately  upon  the  arrival  of  the  Steamer, 
and  for  Sale  at  Store  and  Hotel,  or  promptly  delivered  to  Subscribers. 

ALL  THE  NEW  PUBLICATIONS  OF  THE  DAY 

Received  and  for  Sale  as  soon  as  published. 

A   COMPLETE   ASSORTMENT   OP 

Blank  Books,  Letter  and  Note  Paper,  Envelopes,  Sta- 
tionery, Fancy  Articles,  &c. 

fK^cr^  A  Superior  Quality  of  PLAYING  CARDS 

|i«.     ?t3  CONSTANTLY   ON    HAND,  AT   LOWEST   PRICES. 

D.  J.  BISHOP,  216  Pennsylvania  Avenue, 

And  at  Newspaper  Stand  in  the  Hall  of  Willards'  Hotel, 


ADVBRTISBMKKT8.  11 


J.  P.  HILBURN  &  CO., 

& 


No,  480  FIFTEENTH  ST., 

(A  few  doors  West  of  Willards1  Hotel,  Opp.  U.  S.  Treasury,) 

Washington,  D.  C. 

A  LARGE  AND  CHOICE  STOCK  OF 


Perfumery,  Extracts,  &c. 
nit     ~~  ~~ 

1^-  MILBURN'S   CELEBRATED   SODA  WATER 
sold  all  the  year. 

JOHN  D.  HAMMACK'S 


Saloon, 

200  &  202  Penna,  Ave,,  cor,  15th  St, 

THIS     IS 

One  of  the  Oldest  and  Best  Kept  Establishments 
this  side  of  New  York. 

IT  IS  KEPT  IN  THE  EUROPEAN  STYLE. 

JOHN  D.  II.MIMACR,  Proprietor. 


12 


ADVERTISEMENTS. 


S.    LEWIS, 


AND 


JEWELRY, 

No.  250  Pennsylvania  Avenue, 


Bet.  12th  and  13th  Sts., 


WASHINGTON,  D,  C* 


8.    W.    OWEN. 


MILITARY  &  NAVAL 


212    PENNSYLVANIA   AVE., 

1  j  Y  7  i  i      -1 1   r-  '••   1 1  -  M   2 1    i  i 

(Bet.  I4th  and  15th  Sts.,) 

WASHING-TON,  D.  C. 


ADVERTISEMENTS.  13 


COAL.'<  -  COAL.        COAL. 


&    CO., 

(SCCCESSOBS   TO  W.  M.  GALT,) 

Keep  constantly  on  hand  large  quantities  of  all  kinds  of 

BED    AND    WHITE    ASH 


All  kept  under  cover,  and  well  prepared  before  delivery. 

3,340  POUNDS  TO  THE  TON, 

Office,  No.  282  Pennsylvania  Avenue, 

BET.   ELEVENTH    AND  TWELFTH   STS. 

IfJmrf,  Foot  of  Seventeenth  St. 

WOOD.       WOOD.       WOOD. 

Kindling  and  Stove  "Wood. 

On  hand,  the  best  quality  of  all  kinds  of  WOOD,  sawed  and 
split  in  any  length  or  size  required. 

KINDLING    WOOD. 

A  superior  article  of  Pine,  selected  expressly  for  Kindling, 
sawed  short  and  fine  split,  as  a  substitute  for  charcoal  in  build- 
ing Anthracite  fires  in  Kadiators,  Ranges,  &c. 

jgp~  Cash  at  office  when  ordered. 

TXXOS.    O*.    G- J&.  XL*  *J?  . 

OFFICE  :  282   PENNSYLVANIA  AVENUE, 

BETWEEN    ELEVENTH    AND   TWELFTH    STREETS. 

Mill  and  Tard,  Foot  of  Seventeenth  St. 


14 


ADVERTISEMENTS. 


WM.   ORME   &  SON, 


DEALERS    IN 


WINES  AND  LIQUORS, 
312  Pennsylvania  Avenue, 

Bet.  10th  and  llth  St-..  IF  Vrs7<im/foji,  It.  C. 

WILBUR    F.  STOCKING, 

Manufacturer  and  Dealer  in 


iug,  &  fetmp  ^tow, 

TINWARE,  CUTLERY,  Ac., 

336  E  Street,  four  doors  from  G-rover's  Theatre, 

WASHINGTON;  D+  C* 
Branch  of  52  &  54  East  Thirteenth  St.,  N.  Y. 


ADVERTISEMENTS. 


15 


O. 


CELEBRATED 


<Ls^>  lib  <£s&ffEs  <&&£(&.        4Lf  LL  (ii  Ui  t-i  liivii  0 

252  PENNSYLVANIA  AVENUE, 


SERVED  UP  IN  THE  BEST  STYLE. 


A    CHOICE     STOCK 

OF  THE 


BEST  BRANDS  OF 


POLITE  AND  ATTENTIVE  WAITERS. 

c. 


16  ADVERTISEMENTS. 


FREDERIC  S.  COZZENS, 

IMPORTEC    OF 

Winos,  ft  vxnftto,  &  Jt  0wr#, 


73  WARRE*   ST., 
Opp.  Hudion  River  R.  R.  Depot,         NEW   YORK, 

AND 

tj »  y.  \  3  ^     •  *^  i\ 

Pennsylvania  Ave.,  Cor.  14th  St., 

"W-A-SHCHTQ-TOIT,    13.  O. 




SOLE    ACKXT    KOB 


N,  Lonprorffi's  OMo  Wines  anJ  Llenllial's  Toteccos, 
GET  YOUR  WASHING  DONE 


Pennsylvania  Avenue, 

OPPOSITE     QROVER'S     THEATRE. 


-; 

E,  D,  BURROWES  &  CO.,  Proprietors. 


Will  contract  with  Hotels,  Steamboats,  Boarding  Houses, 
Hospitals,  etc.,  for 

WASHING  IN  LARGE  QUANTITIES. 


ADVERTISEMENTS. 


GROVE  R'S 


E  Street,  bet  13th  &  14th  Ste,, 

,~'jj.l  £9    •  J\.      fyi  •-}. 

Opp.  Pennsylvania  Ave. 

THE  GREAT  RESORT   OF  STRANGERS. 

D.    W.    CURTIS' 


COKNEE  OF  HIGH  &  BKIDGE  STS., 


OF   AX.X,    SOTTX-KS    AIMO  SX5O6S. 


ANDREW  J.  JOYCE, 

Carriage  and  Wagon 

MANUFACTURER, 


(Opposite  Willards'  Hotel,  South  of  Pennsylvania  Ave.,) 
WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 


18 


ADVERTISEMENTS. 


MALLARD  &  WILLIAMS, 


DEALERS  IN 


Pennsylvania  Avenue, 

Cor.  13th  St.,  WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 


M.  A  W.  KEEP  A  CHOICE  SUPPLY  OF 


,$«f,|!0ttltrg,  aitir  all  feinta  of  f  roirisiflns, 


The  best  the  market  affords. 

N.  B.  —  Orders  taken  and  goods  delivered  in  all  parts  of  the 
city  free  of  charge. 


HENRY  ULKE, 


, '; ....  ls      &*•  \ 


278-PENNSYLVANIA  AVENUE-278 
Bet.  nth  and  12th  sts.,  Washington,  D.  C. 


ADVERTISEMENTS.  19 


PENNSYLVANIA  AVENUE, 

2  DOORS  EAST  or  lira  ST.,  WasMflgtOH,  D,  C. 




ISRAEL  DEMING, 


?EAS,  WINES,  AND  LIQTJOES 

<SF  AW,  KIKB«, 

V&lv  Se*rew\\v  S\.vee\, 

BJST.  D  STBKET  &  LA.  ATE.,  WASHINGTON  CITY* 

GENERAL  WASHINGTON, 

When  he  founded  Washington  City,  little  thought  that  there  would 
be  such  an  establishment  as 


Over  the  Bank,  too,  of  Washington.    Little  did  he  think  tbec  there 

would  be  such  a  GREAT  REBELLION.    One  of  these  must  be 

put  down.    Which  shall  It  be?    I  depend  npon  my  country- 

men to  stand  to  their  arms  and  purses  so  long  as  I  supply 


OL3D    BOOKS,    OOIISTS, 

AUTOGRAPHS  AMD  GOVERNMENT  BOOKS* 

And  when  I  refuse  to  buy  anything  in  the.  shape  of  Books,  then  let  the 
Great  Kcbellion  win. 

ALFRED  HUNTER. 


20  ADVERTISEMENTS. 


SMITH'S!    SMITH'S!!    SMITH'S!!! 

4OO    Seventh    Street, 

OPPOSITE  THE  POST  OFFICE,  WA8H18CT08,  0.  0., 


NOW   OPENING    HIS  STOCK   OF 


FALL  &  WINTER  CLOTHING, 

'    Gents'  Furnishing  Goods,  Hats  and  Caps. 

[ 

|^-SUITS    MADE    TO    O  R  D  E  R  . 

CALL  AND  SEE  SAMPLES,  AT 

J.  H.  SMITH'S,  No.  460  Seventh  Street. 


SMITH    &   BEALL 

ABE   NOW   OPENING   A 


WE  DEFY  COMPETITION. 


CUSTOM  GOODS  MADE  TO   ORDER. 


CALL  AND  SEE  SAMPLES,  AT 

SMITH  &  BEALL'S,  361  Seventh  St.,  Washington,  D. 
OI/D 


J.  BRUCE  &  CO. 

464  SEVENTH  ST.,  (Two  Doors  below  Smith's,) 

1NVITK  YOUE   ATTENTION   TO  T11KIR  STOCK   OF 

MEN'S  AND  BOYS' 


GENTS'  FURNISHING  GOODS 

Of  every  description,  and  »t  PRICES  BEYOND  COMPETITION. 


ADVERTISEMENTS.  21 


JOHN  MARKRITER, 


DEALER  IN 

' 


MM 

4 


OVAL  PICTURE  FRAMES, 

Picture  Cord  &  Tassels, 

&c.,  &c., 

SEVENTH   STREET, 

SI  ;•'         [  f 

Eight  doors  above  Odd  Fellows'  Hall, 

"Wasliing-ton.  Oity,  I>. 


•>/r    *^ 

TERMS  GASH  FOR  GOODS  AND  LABOR. 


ADVERTISEMENTS. 


510  Seventh  St.,  Washington,  D.  C. 


Manufacturers'   Agents 

FOR  THE  SALE  OP 


FINE  GOLD  &  PLATED 


(tjj        _^-tP         M  *9r        *r^P     1JwP    4jU>  k?        (u?       C 

Sterling  Silver  Plated  Ware, 

^all  ^ints  of  potions  aub  J'ancjj  doobs,  ifc., 

In  job  lots  to  suit  Dealer?,  Sutlers,  and  Pedlars. 

N.  B.  —  Gor.ds  received  daily  from  New  York  and  Eastern  Manu- 
facturers.    The  Trade  respectfully  invited. 

JAMES  M.   LESTER, 

DEALER  IN 


BRICKS,  HAIR, 

Plaster,    Cement, 


No.  165  North  Howard  St., 
BALTIMORE,  MD. 


ADVEBTISEMENTS. 


A..    STR.A.TJS, 

DEALER    IN 

FINE  AND  MEDIUM 


.Hfl3TOUQ 

.? 


PENNSYLVANIA  AVE,,  |  178  PENNA,  AVENUE, 

Bet.  10th  and  llth  Sts.  Bet.  17th  and  ISth  Sts. 

,82S 


1 

9 


EDWARD   ELLIOTT, 


DEALER  IN 


m  t<%  m    m 


FANCY  GOODS, 

-  ' 


126  West  Lexington  Street, 

Four  doors  West  of  Park, 


24  ADVBKTI8EMEST8. 


Corner  of  Pennsylvania  Ave,  and  Third  St, 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C., 

IS  ONE  OF  THE  BEST  CONDUCTED  HOTELS 

IN  THE  CITY. 

A  G-ood  Table,  Well-Stocked  Bar, 

POLITE  AKD  ATTENTIYK  SERVANT*. 

MRS.  BEVERIDGE,  Proprietress. 
Manufactory  of  Stoves,  Tinware,  &c. 


Grates,  Ranges, 


DAM  BBOTHEBS'  ARMY  CHAIRS, 

.floss  dtest   lor  Six   Persons, 
**  *«  <«         ««    Four        •• 

Milligan's  Camp  Kettle,  with  Cooking  Utensils  for  Four  Per- 

sons;   Evans'  Tent   Heater,  weighing  only  20  pounds; 

American  Coffee  Pot  for  the  Army  ;  Sutlers  supplied 

with    Tinware,  Hardware,   Cutlery,    &c.,    &c. 

E.  H.   &  H.   I.   QREGrORY, 

321  PENNA.  AYE.,  South  Side,  near  7th  St. 

Job  Work  done  in  the  Best  Manner  and  at  Short  Notico. 


ADVERTISEMENTS. 


25 


HOWE'S 

Counter, 

Platform, 

Hay,  \V  ar  ehouse , 

Coal, 


EVANS  &  WATSON'S 


A  LARGE  STOCK  of  the  above  articles  of  SUPERIOR 
QUALITY  always  on  hand,  and 

FOB  SALE  AT  FACTORY  PRICES, 


SPEAR  BROTHERS, 

dommissiott  1 


41  SOUTH  CHARLES  STREET, 

BALTnVTOjRE. 


26  ADVERTISEMENTS. 


E  F.  ALBERTI  <fc  CO., 


IMPORTERS  OF 


GERMAN,  FRENCH, 


gym  mm, 


Nos.  6  &  8 

SOUTH  LIBERTY  ST., 


NEAR  BALTIMORE  STREET, 

J338T2  2XWAIO  KTUG 


IVTcl. 


ADVERTISEMENTS. 


Thomas  Thompson, 

^p3f^^  y&n  ^n 

STEAM  &  GAS  FITTER, 


Opposite  National  Hotel,  WASHINGTON;  0*  C, 

Public  and  private  buildings  fitted  with  Water,  Steam  and  Gas  on 
reasonable  terms.    Orders  from  the  country  promptly  attended  to. 

B.  H.  STEINMETZ, 

236  PENNSYLVANIA   AVENUE, 

(Near  cor.  of  mh  st.,)  Washington,  D.  C. 

GENTS'  BRESS  HATS, 

OFFICERS'  REGULATION  HATS  AND  CAPS, 

BEST  QUALITIES. 

Dress   Furs. 


OOE.  7th  &  D  STS.,  Washington,  D.  0. 


HAVING  ALL  THE  DELICACY  OF  THE  CARTE  DE  VISITE, 

Formerly  Sold  for  $35,  now  only  $15.    DUPLICATES,  $5. 

OTHER  BIZBS   AMD  STYLES   EQUALLY   UODKBATI. 


The  CABTXII  D«  VISITB  produced  at  thii  Gallery  are  pronounced  by  all  to  be  the  beat 
they  have  ever  had  taken.    No  Picture  allowed  to  leare  the  room  unless  fully  approred. 


28  ADVEBTISEMEirrS. 


H.   CHATAIN, 


DEALIMt   IN 


E 


.j& 

V 

No.  508  ilth  STREET, 

')    »N 

East    Side,    Near    Pennsylvania    A*  venue, 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 

THE 

STRANGER'S  GUIDE 

TO 
AND 

?0cttrt 


A  Guide-Book,  a  Family  Laundry  Book,  a  Pocket  Blue 

Book,  Tables  of  Moneys,  "Weights,  Measures  ;  Di- 

rectory, Memorandum  Book,  Stamp  Duties, 

AM  mncli  otter  Valuable  aM  Interesting  Information, 

Published  by  WM,  F,  RICHSTEIN, 

AT    THE    NATIONAL.    BOOK    STORE, 
No.  278  PEITNA,  AVENUE,  Washington,  D.  0. 


A  LIBERAL  DISCOOKT  TO  THE  TRADE.     AGENTS  WANTED. 


ADVERTISEMENTS. 


J.  A.  DUSHANE, 


INK 

StrUT*  40 

South  Charles  St.,  near  Lombard, 


|gp-  A  Full  Assortment  of  ALL  KINDS  OF  PAPER  al- 
ways on  hand  at  lowest  Market  Prices.  Paper  of  any  kind  or 
size  made  to  order  at  the  shortest  notice. 


UNION!    IT  MUST  BE  PRESERVED  J-ANDRKW  JACKSOX. 
f&~  "  I  hold  that  this  Government  wa«  made  on  the  WHITE  BASIS,  by  WHITE 
MEN,  for  the  benefit  of  WHITE  MEN  »nd  THEIR  POSTERITY  FOREVER. 


THE 

A  UNION  CONSERVATIVE  NEWSPAPER, 

XABNESTLY   DEVOTED  TO 

The  Maintenance  of  the  "The  Constitution  as  it  is,"  and  the  Restora- 
tion of  "  The  Union  as  it  was," 

AND  TO  THE   PRISXBVATION    Or 

CONSTITUTIONAL  LIBERTY  &  CONSTITUTIONAL  BIGHTS! 

IS  PUBLISHED  DAILY  BY 

THOMAS  B.  FLORENCE, 

At  330  E  st,,  near  Giro's  Theatre,  Wasliiton,  D,  C, 

AMD    IS 

DELIVERED  TO  SUBSCRIBERS  Every  After  noon,  BY  CAREFUL  CARRIERS, 
AT  TEN  CENTS  A  WEEK,  In  the  Cities  of  Wuhlngton  and  Georgetown. 


D-A.II/X"   ZEIDITIOlSr,  B»  MAU.,  $8.OO   PER  ANNUM. 
"  "  2.0O          " 


80  ADVERTISEMENTS. 

BOOKS  .Ajyr> 


SHEPHERD  &  RILEY, 

WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DEALERS  IN 


MISCELLANEOUS  BOOKS, 

Writing  Paper,  Envelopes, 


•>)     •j.j'ityj 

<kc.,        &c.,        &c., 

Cor.  of  7th  and  D  sis.,  Washington,  D.  C. 


WHOLESALE 

«  e 


AND    DEALERS 


SUTLERS'  SUPPLIES, 


496  NINTH  ST.,  (Late  I.  BARR  &  co.) 

WASHINGTON,  0*  C. 

E.  KlLBOURK.  E.   C.  W*LL8. 


ADVERTISEMENTS.  31 


AUGUSTUS  JOHNSON  &  Co., 
289  Pennsylvania  Ave., 

BKT.  9TH  &  lOrn  Sm,          WASHINGTON,  D.  C., 
IMPORTERS  OF 

SEG-ARS,  TOBACCO,  &c. 

DEALERS   IN 

GROCERIES  FOR  THE  CAMP 


AND 


SOLE  AGENTS   FOR 

F.  BININGER  &  CO.'S  BOTTLED  LIQUORS. 


PROPRIETORS  OF  THE  WELL-KNOWN  BRAND, 

"Grani  Vin  Imperial"  Arj  Monssean  CHAMPA6NE, 


WE  INVITE  THE  ATTENTION  OF  THE  TRADE. 


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